Dec
28
Venturing in Ireland
December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Travelers’ Tales anthology, Venturing in Ireland: Quest for the Modern Celtic Soul was released in December, 2007. It includes two of my stories, along with those of fourteen other travel writers and Desmond O’Grady, one of Ireland’s greatest living poets.
“These writers have wonderful stories to tell. I am proud they chose my homeland for their unique gathering and even prouder that the resulting book demonstrates the power of place in inspiring imaginations and nurturing creative souls.”
-Maureen Wheeler, Lonely Planet Publications
Dec
10
Venturing in Ireland
December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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Come hear Laurie read from the Travelers’ Tales anthology, Venturing in Ireland: Quest for the Modern Celtic Soul.
Sunday, December 16 at 7 p.m.
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
Saturday, January 5 at 5 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Arden Fair shopping mall
Sacramento, CA
Monday, January 14 at 5:30 p.m.
Book Passage at the Ferry Plaza
San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, January 16 at 7 p.m.
Get Lost Travel Books
San Francisco, CA
Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m.
A Great Good Place for Books
Oakland, CA
Jul
19
Keys to the Outback
July 19, 2004 | Comments Off
This story about the time I inadvertently locked the keys in the car in the middle of the Australian Outback was published as in the Travelers’ Tales anthology The Thong Also Rises. You can read it at Travelers’ Tales or below. (1700 words)
“I can’t believe you left them there,” Jim muttered as I squeezed the handle and pulled hard for a third time.
“What do you mean, you can’t believe it? You can see them as well as I can. You’re not going blind, are you?” The keys were clearly visible in the ignition. People were beginning to stare.
Jul
14
Banana Tower
July 14, 2004 | Comments Off
This story won an honorable mention in the 2006 Solas Best Travel Writing competition, and was published in Travelers’ Tales’ 30 Days in Italy.
Paris has la Tour Eiffel
Babylon had its tower as well
But neither has the power to SEIZE YA
Like the Leaning Tower of Pisa
This was my father’s rhyme. When I was young, he bounced me on his knee, reciting the words in a hushed and tuneless monotone. Every time he got to SEIZE YA, he grabbed my shoulders and squeezed, and I shrieked in a confusion of fear and delight.
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