Pedagogy Before We Begin

The first piece of anything I ever published on the internet was a 40,000-word piece of fanfiction in the spring of 1998. (Prepare to be horrified. It’s still here.) Since then, I have posted enough blog posts, essays, short stories, poems-in-disguise, and status updates to fill six novels, and have written bibles of poorly-compliant, mostly-obsolete code.

Among the more recent wreckage, you’ll find Outdoor Voice, one of about nine blogs I began and ended along the way. I mention it only for two reasons: It’s officially closed now and some of the writing there isn’t terrible. This blog is also notable because it’s one of several I started with a quietly unassuming alias with the intention of making it a “secret” blog where I share my deepest, darkest thoughts.

Reality. My thoughts are neither dark nor deep and I am not particularly good at keeping secrets. Also, “secret” blogs also tend to be the blogs that “no one reads.” So I voted for robust traffic and a dim, if sincerely appreciated, spotlight. In short, here’s a short list of what’s alive and well right now:

Bright and Beautiful – A web site about Hanson! If this requires explanation or disclaimers, you should probably not click on it.

Le Blog Laura – My travel web site. It’s not particularly useful if you want, say, useful travel information. It’s more just writing about places. And I love places.

This Blog You’re Reading Right Now – If it’s not about Hanson or travel—there’s a whole universe of things that aren’t, I’ve discovered—you can read about it here.

Plus…

The Beaches – A piece I published recently at Eclectica.

Plus…

Stuff I’ve Published Recently at iVillage and Momtourage:

• Kids Smoke… Smarties?
• She’s Octomom. Literally.
• The Rules of Bento
• Don’t Be Scared. It’s Just Your Period.

So, now that that's all out of the way, I can assure you that there will be new writing here. I just need to write it first, now don't I. Sweet dreams for now.