Jiminy Cockroach
When I was twelve-years-old, I flew on a plane by myself for the first time to visit New Orleans — or “N’warlins.” It was summer vacation...
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Laura B. Stearns
Apr 11, 20226 min read
No Drowsy Drivers!
I woke up this morning before the sun rose. This isn’t a huge deal in the mountains. Those gigantic rocks keep the sun from hitting land...
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Laura B. Stearns
Nov 16, 202110 min read
Setting the Standards
Thank you to MN Playlist for publishing the following article on its website 11/16/21. To see the original posting click here. Local...
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Laura B. Stearns
Apr 10, 20215 min read
The Sun Finally Sets for Big Red
My mother was a badass. Not in a Xena Warrior Princess kind of way, but a warrior nonetheless. She was 5’ 2” but her nickname was “Big...
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Laura B. Stearns
Apr 2, 20215 min read
The Death Rattle
There is a sound reverberating through the house tonight. It’s the sound of my mother’s labored last breaths. She will soon find her way...
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Laura B. Stearns
Mar 8, 20214 min read
A Pandemic of Harm
I was honored with the request to submit a letter to the Public Safety Committee of the Minnesota State Legislature last week, as they...
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Laura B. Stearns
Jan 9, 20213 min read
A WAR THAT HAS NO NAME
There is an image from Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol building that is so disturbing to me. It’s not the guy with his feet on Speaker...
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Laura B. Stearns
Dec 30, 202012 min read
DANCING ON LANDMINES
DANCING ON LANDMINES: The Continuing Saga of CTC I saw a photograph the other day that sent me directly to the core of my trauma. An old...
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Laura B. Stearns
Oct 9, 20208 min read
IS JUSTICE EVEN POSSIBLE?
I spent several hours the other day reading the transcript of my trial against Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) from January of 2019. I’m...
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Laura B. Stearns
Oct 5, 20206 min read
TWO OF HEARTS
“Do you know where mom’s teeth are?” my brother asked from the other end of the phone line. “No,” I replied, “She had taken them out...
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Laura B. Stearns
Sep 25, 20203 min read
THE JOURNEY
“The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath your feet.” Lao-Tzu RBG died a week ago today. I’ve spent much of this past week in...
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Laura B. Stearns
Sep 23, 20204 min read
TIME TO LISTEN
There’s a lot of noise in the world right now; firecrackers, gun shots, sirens, people yelling at each other, dogs barking, horns...
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Laura B. Stearns
Sep 19, 20202 min read
I DARE YOU, MITCH
Give us a reason, I dare you. We are circling. We weep over the body of our beloved warrior sister Ruth, but don’t mistake our tears for...
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Laura B. Stearns
Sep 5, 20204 min read
The Alzheimer's Handbook
If I had to create a handbook for dealing with Alzheimer's, it would be two words long: Expect anything. Every day is an adventure. Oh...
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Laura B. Stearns
Jun 27, 20205 min read
THE NAMES OF FLOWERS
Heartbreak can look like many things. An ice-cream cone upside down on a sidewalk, the plaintive wail of a mother in mourning, a goose...
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Laura B. Stearns
Jun 8, 20208 min read
LEARNING TO WALK: A White Lady’s Opinion on Minnesota Nice, White Privilege, and Police Reform
I recently watched a series on Netflix called “Babies”. In it the researchers find that human infants, though unable to walk at birth,...
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Laura B. Stearns
May 9, 20203 min read
That's it, I'm done!
I've had it, I throw my hands up and walk away. I have no time for this. I’m tired of push notifications and reading headlines that bring...
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Laura B. Stearns
Mar 23, 20203 min read
PERMISSION TO DO NOTHING
I’m giving myself permission to be a slacker. There, I’ve said it. I’ve been watching people via social media, because we can’t actually...
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Laura B. Stearns
Feb 23, 20209 min read
THE WORST KEPT SECRET
There are a few books I can’t bring myself to read. Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is one of them. There is nothing in me that...
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Laura B. Stearns
Jan 29, 20204 min read
THE NATURE OF TRIGGERS:
THE NATURE OF TRIGGERS: Triggered adjective 1. (of a mechanism) activated by a trigger. "a triggered alarm" 2. (of a response) caused by...
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