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Oct.06.2011 - 10:17 am
Laurie a Laureate?
Laurel Crown by laurie kolp
  I would wear a crown of laurels with pride if I were named poet laureate. After all, my name (Laurie) derives from the laurel plant, as does laureate. ...
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Sep.28.2011 - 10:48 am
My Great-Grandmother, "Nonna B"
Nonna B and me
  As a little girl, I never quite understood why we called my great-grandmother Nonna B. As far as I was concerned, she was A+. She always had a cheery smile...
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Jun.08.2011 - 10:53 am
I Am the Sea: A Sonnet (What Shakespeare Might Have Blogged)
Kolp: Rhythmic Solitude
The water’s edge laps rhythmic solitude Enticing waves the arms that call me in I drown in bitter sorrow from this feud Then like a bobbin pop up once again   Refreshing are the...
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Jun.08.2011 - 6:56 am
Being a Mother is Like Having a Brain Tumor
“You know it won’t be fun.” I was pretty sure the voice was mine (it had the same Southern twang and soft tone), but the words sure weren’t. What I had meant to say was, “You know...
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Writing

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Column: A Trip in the Woods
Poem: From Freedom to Prisoner
Poem: Birdseed

Comments from Laurie

Jun.07.2011 - 6:28 pm
In response to: Published on MyDaily
Congratulations
Jules~ I loved this article! You have much more stamina than I do. Shopping is not my thing these days. Hope you find...
Jun.07.2011 - 6:19 pm
In response to: A Big Thanks to Red Room
Thanks
Thank you, Jules. I'll be sure to look up your article. It's funny how we get used to what we know because I think...
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"A handful of memories will brighten the gloom of the loneliest day. Anon." ”
—My great-grandmother Bess Carroll Brendel's book, That's the Way It Was

About Laurie

I earned a BS in education from Texas A&M University and taught school for twelve years until I decided to pursue my lifelong dream of writing professionally.  My publications include poems in The Chrisitian Communicator, May 2011, Skive Magazine-...
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Causes Laurie Kolp Supports

Humane Society, March of Dimes, Red Cross

Laurie’s Favorite Books

The Secret Garden, Christmas Miracles by Cecil Murphy and Marley Gibson (especially my short story), Harry Potter series, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe...