Lauryne Wright

I’ve just returned from a fun tryst in Minnesota and Wisconsin, experiencing quintessential autumn delights. A much needed visit to reconnect with old friends, and greet new babies. Because, while I’ve been writing and publishing my Other Worldly series, my best friend from our college years in Texas twice became a grandmother. Not coincidentally, my […]

Recently I read two online articles in one morning from Writer’s Digest, and deep down I must admit it’s because I was stalling again in progressing past chapter six of book seven in my Other Worldly series, Aliens Watch. I’ve previously blogged about this, noting it has much to do with the publishing process, and

My California National Parks calendar says today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and as my Other Worldly protagonist Rowan Layne would say, boy howdy! It’s about time. Even better, President Biden issued a proclamation to observe Monday, October 9, as a day to honor Native Americans. This is the third consecutive year that this US president

Monday arrived and for once I had nothing drafted for this blog, with no ideas swirling in my mind. Which led me to read an online Writer’s Digest article, “Where Do You Get Your Ideas: On Mindfulness and Creativity in Picture Books and Graphic Novels,” by author Minh Le and illustrator Chan Chau. I’m not

I thought it was time to check out this new Pentagon website I’d heard about on TV news, supposedly for UFO sightings. Even the head of NASA commented on it, and about extraterrestrial life as a realistic possibility. This made me ponder, maybe that means the Department of Defense is also finally recognizing that these

I hadn’t planned to write about 9/11 this week, but it’s hard to get away from the “Always Remember, Never Forget” sentiment on social media and TV. That in and of itself is not a bad thing, but here’s what is. People not understanding what September 11, 2001, was—and what it definitely wasn’t, and shouldn’t

I didn’t want to write about this topic again, even though I address it in all novels of my Other Worldly series. Yet, there I was, typing this out during Labor Day weekend storms because gun violence, and the inevitable mansplaining on social media by gun mongers, never ceases. It’s not as if these men

I’m sad today, but feel compelled to celebrate the life of someone who brought much joy to me, and to my family. So, this is my version of an ode, and a hearty toast, to Jimmy Buffett, who died last night at age 76. The son of a son of a sailor who left us

Someone asked me this weekend on Twitter (yes, I still call it that) what I once did for the Pentagon. I found myself reticent to reply, and damn well knew why. Jeffrey Clark. The man among many who give lawyers a bad name, and the dude who has given environmental lawyering a spectacularly negative spotlight

My dad turns 91 today, so I thought I should give him equal time on this blog after posting about Mom two weeks ago on her ninetieth birthday. After all, Dad, or Les (short for Leslie) features in my Other Worldly novels as Gene. Like my dad, my feisty female protagonist Rowan Layne and I