Want to Write a Poem for the UN?
It was the first thing I read that day. I had just woken up and looked at my phone. There was a message from some guy asking, “Hi Kristin, would you like to submit a poem for a CD on …
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Time for Something Different
– Kristin Laing You leaders, You makers of rules, I am speaking to you. When will you realize, You are human, Just like me. Your children, my children, You hurt my children, you hurt your own. I believe, That …
“I Have Control of the Aircraft”
It was the COOLEST THING EVER the first time my flight instructor announced, “You have control of the aircraft.” “I have control of the aircraft,” I repeated back calmly, authoritatively. Inside though, my heart was beating a mile a minute. …
2016 – A Pretty Good Year
When 2016 started with the death of David Bowie, many of us were in shock. By the time Prince died in April, lots more celebrities had died and we were becoming aware of an awful trend that had many of …
My Grandmother – Peaceful Warrior
Anna Creighton Laing was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898. She was raised in a conservative, quintessentially Victorian-era Presbyterian home. She, and all her brothers and sisters were all bright, well-read, well-spoken. They only spoke when there was something …
A Good Hike Spoiled
I was feeling a little peopled out. Emily, the temptress kitty, lay contorted at my side, a big anthropomorphic smile on her face, lulling me into a state of do nothingness. But, I had already determined that I would not …
13 Year Olds Know Everything
13 year olds know everything. I don’t know about you, but I definitely knew everything about everything. And then some extra stuff on top of that. I knew that when my orchestra teacher handed the 6th – 9th grade …
Layers of Nepal – Kathmandu Chaos
The airport in Kathmandu is a microcosym of the world outside it, a calm prelude by comparison to what lies in store beyond its walls. There’s this buzz, people everywhere you look. Lots of waiting, not unlike any airport you’ve …
Obstacles
The theme for today is obstacles – and removal of them, hopefully. Obstacles of all sizes happen every day – how we respond to them can make or break a day. I have spent the last 4-6 weeks trying to …
Freelancing is Very Sexy – Mostly Not
Being a freelance writer is very sexy – very seldom. It was a career decision that could not have been predicted. Neither was the internship at the State Department, the year I spent in Austria, or deciding that I was …