Laura Metzdorff-RiveraLate-Summer — The Pause Between SeasonsIt’s difficult to believe we are approaching Fall. Perhaps that’s why Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) named this time of year Late…3 min read·Sep 9, 2022----
Laura Metzdorff-RiveraThe Answer to the Question: Why Do I Write?I will search until I find the words to describe the feeling and carve a path to the essence.1 min read·Apr 13, 2022----
Laura Metzdorff-RiveraHow My Addictive Personality Actually Fuels My WritingJust the other day my dad sat me down and said I was showing alcoholic tendencies. Nope, Dad. Not true. I’m just a writer.3 min read·Apr 6, 2022--3--3
Laura Metzdorff-RiveraA Walk Through Joshua TreeWe chose The Hidden Valley Trail. An easy 1-mile hike I thought the girls could handle. I watched as they ran free along the clearly marked…3 min read·Mar 9, 2022----
Laura Metzdorff-RiveraThe Promise of SpringRemnants of autumn lay around my trunk Their martyr deaths feeding the forest earth I will not fear the fall No inevitable night can…1 min read·Mar 4, 2022----
Laura Metzdorff-RiveraIn the Shadow of the MountainIt was the mountain that lured me there. It’s towering peaks. Their shadows painted on green foothills. Against the baby blue, cloud…3 min read·Feb 21, 2022----
Laura Metzdorff-RiveraThe Lost FeatherDid you notice me falling as you flew away? I called out. Did you hear? I watched your wings carry you farther from my reach. Those wings…1 min read·Feb 19, 2022----
Laura Metzdorff-RiveraListen to the SilenceI found myself caught up in my own chatter this morning. I have a tendency to work through things this way. Rather than sit with my…2 min read·Feb 18, 2022----
Laura Metzdorff-RiveraHeavy as a CoinHad it been floating all these years? It couldn’t have been. And yet it found its way here onto this far away beach. Thrown upon these…2 min read·Feb 17, 2022----
Laura Metzdorff-RiveraThe Route HomeI thought it would be just an experience. A fun road trip I hoped my children would always remember. An instance where, instead of rushing,2 min read·Feb 9, 2022----
