Thursday, January 24

The wild child comes inside: a parable of hope for reluctant readers

Thursday, January 24, 2019 Laurel Garver
I confess I wasn't much of a reader in my childhood. From age 4 to almost 9, I lived on a 100-acre farm (most of it forested), where I spent many happy afternoons imagining adventures...

Thursday, January 17

Stolen from actors: the movement journal

Thursday, January 17, 2019 Laurel Garver
One surprisingly helpful class from my undergrad days was a theatre course I took called "Basic Movement." In it, we learned some of the tools of the trade of acting--stances,...

Thursday, January 10

Save your memories starting today

Thursday, January 10, 2019 Laurel Garver
Hello, friends. It's a new year, and high time I return to my neglected blog. To help me get over my inertia, I thought I'd respond to questions I've been asked that are writing...
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