Laureneverafter

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• The Art of Letting Go and Writing

  Lately I’ve found myself wanting to write, but not knowing what to write about. I want to sit down to the process of churning out a piece of work, connecting... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Dream Home

  

  We Heart ItIn the ’80s, my grandfather bought twenty acres of land. One spread was given to my mom’s cousin as a wedding gift, another was given to my mother... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Music That Fills Me: Ray LaMontagne

  

  The last time I wrote a post about some of my favorite music, I wrote about Mumford & Sons. It was just after their second album had been released, and after... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Letter to Myself

  Dear Lauren,A few days ago, you read a post by Ashley and it made you think a lot about yourself. You wrote to her that you’re actually quite bad at being your... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Book Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  

  Google Images I got the idea to read Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when my Poppop asked me if I wanted to go to New York for my graduation trip. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Trashy Romance Novels Before Bed

  

  Aaron Meshon As a way to help me get ready for sleep sooner, I’ve taken up reading before bed. It started out as a way to help calm my nerves. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Reads: v.1 – the Failing Novelist, Stuffed Owls, Not Waiting on God, a Fe...

  Taking up with the worldwide sweep of pages as we all take to Twitter about what book we’re reading today, I decided to give you some articles I’ve come across... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Vacation, Food Obsessions, Morning Pages, and Not Waking up Early.

  I’m back from a relatively nice vacation. I say relatively, because I didn’t do anything special but lay around, watch reruns of The Mentalist and Castle, finis... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Giving in to the Outline

  

  In college, I was set against using outlines for stories. Especially, for writing short stories. I liked to write “organically,” as it’s called, by the seat of... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• How I Used to Journal

  I was looking through an old journal the other day from my freshman year at college, searching for an entry to use as a foundation for a guest post I was writin... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Music That Fills Me

  When I was in high school, I was more or less depressed. I don’t know if it was clinical, but it was emotional enough to make me feel horrid a majority of the... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• When I Was in High School, I Was More Or Less Depressed. ...

  When I was in high school, I was more or less depressed. I don’t know if it was clinical, but it was emotional enough to make me feel horrid a majority of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I Need a Lifestyle Change

  When I was in college, I was able to delude myself into thinking that with school came a natural ability to focus, produce, and accomplish. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Tapping of the Fingers

  I sit here wanting to write you something, but having equal amounts of trouble coming up with something to write about. The ultimate writer’s dilemma, no?... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Her Good Friend’s Favorite Books…For Now

  

  Today, I bring you Stephany of Stephany Writes. Stephany is a dear friend of mine, not just in the blogging sphere, but I would totally ask her to be my... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Love and Letters

  

  I’ve been feeling a bit lately like my life is one part Love, Actually and one part The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel-Pie Society. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Young Scribe’s Dilemma at the Bookstore

  

  Last night, I went to the bookstore in search of some much needed book shopping therapy after a stressful few weeks. I was delighted to find that the store was... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Her Wavering Desires

  

  We Heart ItI know you’ve felt it before – that pull to be one way and that other pull to be another way. I go back and forth with these pulls all the time. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Her Discontented Singleness

  I discovered the most unnerving thing as I drove home from coffee and a movie with a high school friend I hadn’t seen in years Sunday night. I was not okay... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Her Grecian Travels

  

  Since turning my blog back into Her Silent Musings, I’ve asked a few people to write guest posts that have something to do with how I want to structure my... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION