Laura McLam
@lauramclam.bsky.social
children's book writer, educational media producer, outdoor lover.
curiosity kills stagnation.
curiosity kills stagnation.
How to tell a story? From the heart.
How to tell a story | Harvard Thinking
Episode Summary: Storytelling is a huge part of the human experience. But how do you tell a good story? There are elements of craft to consider for sure, but for many authors, creativity comes from a...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How to tell a story? From the heart.
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advice from @arthurbrooks.bsky.social - leisure time is serious work. don't use it scrolling. use it for learning, love, and spiritual fulfillment.
advice from @arthurbrooks.bsky.social - leisure time is serious work. don't use it scrolling. use it for learning, love, and spiritual fulfillment.
The Happiness Recipe
YouTube video by Institute of Politics Harvard Kennedy School
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October 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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advice from @arthurbrooks.bsky.social - leisure time is serious work. don't use it scrolling. use it for learning, love, and spiritual fulfillment.
advice from @arthurbrooks.bsky.social - leisure time is serious work. don't use it scrolling. use it for learning, love, and spiritual fulfillment.
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” —William James
September 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” —William James
Fantastic #Read-Aloudability webinar from @picturebooksummit.bsky.social. Such great examples! What's your favorite #mentortext for voice, language, or juicy words?
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August 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Fantastic #Read-Aloudability webinar from @picturebooksummit.bsky.social. Such great examples! What's your favorite #mentortext for voice, language, or juicy words?
picturebooksummit.com/read-aloudab...
picturebooksummit.com/read-aloudab...
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl
July 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl
"Do something. Do anything. Even the 'wrong' path will teach you more than standing still." - tinybuddha
Thanks @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social for the inspiration.
Thanks @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social for the inspiration.
July 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Do something. Do anything. Even the 'wrong' path will teach you more than standing still." - tinybuddha
Thanks @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social for the inspiration.
Thanks @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social for the inspiration.
Watching @matthieulorrain.bsky.social and loving that in an AI webinar he's advocating for using a pencil and paper. All the tools for all the different moments of creation.
AI x Creativity: Insights from Google DeepMind & IDEO | LinkedIn
Join us for a live conversation with Matthieu Lorrain, Creative Lead for AI & Creativity at Google DeepMind, and Savannah Kunovsky, Managing Director at IDEO’s Emerging Technology Lab, as they explore...
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May 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Watching @matthieulorrain.bsky.social and loving that in an AI webinar he's advocating for using a pencil and paper. All the tools for all the different moments of creation.
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Noticing how inaccurate the weather apps are these days? Funny how you gut the National Weather Service and that happens. It’s called forethought. We teach it to elementary school kids.
May 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Noticing how inaccurate the weather apps are these days? Funny how you gut the National Weather Service and that happens. It’s called forethought. We teach it to elementary school kids.
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there and Love to all those with complicated feelings around motherhood. 💞
May 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there and Love to all those with complicated feelings around motherhood. 💞
Publishing trend - turn all successful series into graphic novels. Sweet Valley High, Junie B. Jones . . . . anything can be a graphic novel. When are the Magic Treehouse graphic novel editions coming out?
May 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Publishing trend - turn all successful series into graphic novels. Sweet Valley High, Junie B. Jones . . . . anything can be a graphic novel. When are the Magic Treehouse graphic novel editions coming out?
Thank you @zainabzk.bsky.social for sharing your wonderful book with @12x12challenge.bsky.social. I agree with @juliehedelund.bsky.social - it's so sensory! The world needs more of this. #mentortext
12 x 12 March Book Chat with Zainab Khan
12 x 12 member Zainab Khan shares her debut picture book NOURA'S CRESCENT MOON and the special inspiration behind the book.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thank you @zainabzk.bsky.social for sharing your wonderful book with @12x12challenge.bsky.social. I agree with @juliehedelund.bsky.social - it's so sensory! The world needs more of this. #mentortext
What a unique idea for illustration - fabric artwork by Chris Raschka. Text by @rachelvail.bsky.social.
Are there other cloth inspired illustration out there?
Are there other cloth inspired illustration out there?
May 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
What a unique idea for illustration - fabric artwork by Chris Raschka. Text by @rachelvail.bsky.social.
Are there other cloth inspired illustration out there?
Are there other cloth inspired illustration out there?
Quote of the day: "Don't be afraid to be seen trying."
May 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Quote of the day: "Don't be afraid to be seen trying."
"Not everything blooms in spring. Your season might be autumn.
Keep going." - @jamesclear.bsky.social
Keep going." - @jamesclear.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"Not everything blooms in spring. Your season might be autumn.
Keep going." - @jamesclear.bsky.social
Keep going." - @jamesclear.bsky.social
This. Research helps everyone and makes America great.
Freezing funding halts medical, engineering, and scientific research — Harvard Gazette
Projects focus on issues from TB and chemotherapy to prolonged space travel, pandemic preparedness.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This. Research helps everyone and makes America great.
Proud to work at a university that says no to government overreach.
Link to letter of demands from the #Trump administration in the comments. @harvard.edu
Link to letter of demands from the #Trump administration in the comments. @harvard.edu
Harvard won’t comply with Trump administration’s demands — Harvard Gazette
“The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights,” says President Garber.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Proud to work at a university that says no to government overreach.
Link to letter of demands from the #Trump administration in the comments. @harvard.edu
Link to letter of demands from the #Trump administration in the comments. @harvard.edu
Love this definition by @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social:
A PB is "a marriage of text and art to convey meaning."
So simple but so spot on. Text is only 1/2 the story.
A PB is "a marriage of text and art to convey meaning."
So simple but so spot on. Text is only 1/2 the story.
April 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Love this definition by @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social:
A PB is "a marriage of text and art to convey meaning."
So simple but so spot on. Text is only 1/2 the story.
A PB is "a marriage of text and art to convey meaning."
So simple but so spot on. Text is only 1/2 the story.
English teacher Elizabeth Stone on how becoming a parent changes you:
"It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."
Source: A Boy I Once Knew
"It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."
Source: A Boy I Once Knew
March 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
English teacher Elizabeth Stone on how becoming a parent changes you:
"It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."
Source: A Boy I Once Knew
"It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."
Source: A Boy I Once Knew
"Voice is a manifestation of courage." - Cynthia Leitich Smith
If you missed @12x12challenge.bsky.social Feb Webinar watch before it's too late! So many inspiring nuggets from @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social 🔥
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If you missed @12x12challenge.bsky.social Feb Webinar watch before it's too late! So many inspiring nuggets from @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social 🔥
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12 x 12 February Webinar with Cynthia Leitich-Smith
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March 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"Voice is a manifestation of courage." - Cynthia Leitich Smith
If you missed @12x12challenge.bsky.social Feb Webinar watch before it's too late! So many inspiring nuggets from @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social 🔥
juliehedlund.lpages.co/cls-replay-2...
If you missed @12x12challenge.bsky.social Feb Webinar watch before it's too late! So many inspiring nuggets from @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social 🔥
juliehedlund.lpages.co/cls-replay-2...
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
Such a moving story from @hsph.harvard.edu - “People forget about the fathers.”. harvardpublichealth.org/mental-healt... #saddads #mentalhealth
“People forget about the fathers.”
For generations of American men, grieving a child’s death was something to bury. With the Sad Dads Club, they can now discuss it in the open.
harvardpublichealth.org
March 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Such a moving story from @hsph.harvard.edu - “People forget about the fathers.”. harvardpublichealth.org/mental-healt... #saddads #mentalhealth
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Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features
This is "#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features" by The Manuscript Academy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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February 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...