Six Sentence Sunday #11

I’m deep into edits of my WIP, The Farm, and thinking of little else, thus missed several Six Sentence Sundays. But my two machine excerpts have drawn the attention of the friend of a friend, who I understand is itching for more. Yes, I have more odd machines in the story! But first, I think […]

Posted November 11, 2012 by Laurel Wanrow in Writing, YA Novels / 0 Comments
Paranormal orb—or not?

Paranormal orb—or not?

I may have captured an orb image – pretty neat, a bit scary, and definitely confusing. Last night’s featured speaker at my writing chapter—Maryland Romance Writers—was Mark Nesbitt of Ghosts of Gettysburg. Near the end of his presentation of paranormal phenomena, he showed an image of a paranormal orb. It sparked recognition, because I’d just […]

Posted October 19, 2012 by Laurel Wanrow in Writing / 0 Comments
Remembering Ray Bradbury

Remembering Ray Bradbury

I never met the author, but his books made an impact on my teen years. Back in the 70’s I devoured his science fiction, particularly the short stories. One that stuck with me is about an agency offering dinosaur hunting via time travel. The hunters were not allowed off the levitating path, but one man […]

My Nature Blog

My Nature Blog

To celebrate spring and have an outlet for my interests in native plant gardening and photography, I’ve started a nature blog. Come visit The Squirrel Nutwork to get your fix of the outdoors and squirrely antics in suburbia.

Posted March 29, 2012 by Laurel Wanrow in Nature, Writing / 0 Comments

Annapolis Boat Show

An Internet search for wind turbines onboard sailboats led me to discover one vendor would be set up at the Annapolis Boat Show this coming weekend. Sailboats, yes! I jumped at the chance to get real-life rather than book learning to research my YA, Seaside Sorcery. Not only did I learn about alternative energy sources […]

Posted October 8, 2011 by Laurel Wanrow in Writing / 0 Comments