Floating Down the Wakefield Rapids
The mattress was like a cruise ship, not thrilling enough. So the next day I decided to ditch the mattress and shoot the rapids on a styrofoam noodle.
Author: Laurie Gough
I'm the author of Stolen Child: A Mother's Journey to Rescue Her Son from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Kiss the Sunset Pig: An American Road Trip with Exotic Detours; and Kite Strings of the Southern Cross: A Woman's Travel Odyssey
Driving in Cars With Men and Boys
If “she” exists, that other me who didn’t have a child, she went off on her own in a parallel universe to keep exploring the world.
Naxos Nights
I wrote this true story years ago but the ending has never felt right, too ghostly to my science-oriented mind. Then last year in a crawl space I found the original journal from where the story originated.
Now it’s even more mysterious.
The Covid-19 Blues–while in France
Who knew there was a virus silently trying to infiltrate everyone’s bloodstream?
Why Everyone Loves A Good Story
“We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.”
Only In Wakefield…Could You Be A Cranky Woman Named Thelma
Every year, about seven of us dress up as made-up people and pretend we work together in an office.
Lima Plunkett: Interview With An Old-Time Wakefielder
“Men thought women were cows back then. A new calf every year. I don’t go for that crap.” ~Lima Plunkett
Enduring Winter
Knowing there’s a scientific reason for our SAD doesn’t make it easier to endure.
