Laurie Johnson
@laurieinbavaria.bsky.social
Nature walks, reading, knitting.
Silliness. Birding.
Intersectionality.
Writing.
WIP: Literary fiction with elements of magical realism. Exploring dementia, anger, and reconciliation.
All photos are mine unless labeled otherwise.
Silliness. Birding.
Intersectionality.
Writing.
WIP: Literary fiction with elements of magical realism. Exploring dementia, anger, and reconciliation.
All photos are mine unless labeled otherwise.
Pinned
What better day than #WoodpeckerWednesday to introduce myself. Former Idahoan, also lived in Ohio and Iowa, so I don't correct people who mix up Oiowadaho. #AmericanInGermany
I work with #Hypnotherapy and #Massagetherapy
Finishing the first draft of my first novel. More on that soon. #writing
I work with #Hypnotherapy and #Massagetherapy
Finishing the first draft of my first novel. More on that soon. #writing
While researching locations for my novel, I became obsessed with planned communities and seemingly utopian suburban neighborhoods. Some, like the Love Canal, were literally built on toxic waste. Others were poisoned by whites-only policies. I highly recommend the PBS documentary on redlining.
September 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
While researching locations for my novel, I became obsessed with planned communities and seemingly utopian suburban neighborhoods. Some, like the Love Canal, were literally built on toxic waste. Others were poisoned by whites-only policies. I highly recommend the PBS documentary on redlining.
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Impeccable vibes at #EWSBrussels2025 ✨
Thank you to all our readers, especially to our surprise guest @kitdewaal.com
Thank you to all our readers, especially to our surprise guest @kitdewaal.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Impeccable vibes at #EWSBrussels2025 ✨
Thank you to all our readers, especially to our surprise guest @kitdewaal.com
Thank you to all our readers, especially to our surprise guest @kitdewaal.com
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I wrote a memorial essay in praise of the great Joanna Macy over there at my newsletter.....
In Honor of Joanna Macy, 1929-2025
I write while staying in one of the great forests of British Columbia, a forest in which the inextricability of life from death is gorgeously evident. Several kinds of fern spring from this soil, some...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
July 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I wrote a memorial essay in praise of the great Joanna Macy over there at my newsletter.....
Walking around rivers, trees, and ponds is the best. It clears my head after work, when I'm writing, or when current events are getting me down. Such beauty!
May 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Walking around rivers, trees, and ponds is the best. It clears my head after work, when I'm writing, or when current events are getting me down. Such beauty!
When I came to Europe, I was thrilled to see #storks and hedgehogs in real life and not just fairy tales or picture books.
My #WIP is set in the US, so my characters have cardinals, pileated woodpeckers, and spotted owls, but no storks. Or should I send someone to Europe to see them?🤔
My #WIP is set in the US, so my characters have cardinals, pileated woodpeckers, and spotted owls, but no storks. Or should I send someone to Europe to see them?🤔
April 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Coltsfoot, is such a welcome sight every spring with its blossoms like little suns. Unlike many other plants, the flowers show up first and the leaves come later. I was so happy to find these large patches on a recent bike ride to Munich. 🌿 #Coltsfoot #Hufflattich #NativePlants
March 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Coltsfoot, is such a welcome sight every spring with its blossoms like little suns. Unlike many other plants, the flowers show up first and the leaves come later. I was so happy to find these large patches on a recent bike ride to Munich. 🌿 #Coltsfoot #Hufflattich #NativePlants
It's #WoodpeckerWednesday and I am here for it! No writing updates at the moment. I'm still trying to get in the rhythm of working on my second draft and getting stuck writing about work. I've been self-employed most of my adult life and therefore somewhat clueless about office life.
#Mittelspecht
#Mittelspecht
March 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It's #WoodpeckerWednesday and I am here for it! No writing updates at the moment. I'm still trying to get in the rhythm of working on my second draft and getting stuck writing about work. I've been self-employed most of my adult life and therefore somewhat clueless about office life.
#Mittelspecht
#Mittelspecht
Flora and fungi on a beautiful, early spring day. Walking and biking outside clears my mind and relaxes my being - so important these days!
March 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Flora and fungi on a beautiful, early spring day. Walking and biking outside clears my mind and relaxes my being - so important these days!
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Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
What's good these days? Work is good. Writing is good. Nature is good. Mushrooms are easier to photograph but birds are more fun.
February 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
What's good these days? Work is good. Writing is good. Nature is good. Mushrooms are easier to photograph but birds are more fun.
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I feel so seen
🩷🧙♂️⚔️💙📚⏰
#BookSky
#booksky
#reading #booklover #readingcommunity
#BookSkyFeed 🔁
#AmWriting
📚💙🖋️📚💙
🩷🧙♂️⚔️💙📚⏰
#BookSky
#booksky
#reading #booklover #readingcommunity
#BookSkyFeed 🔁
#AmWriting
📚💙🖋️📚💙
The general vibe for American life as a bookworm right now…
#booksky
#booksky
February 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I feel so seen
🩷🧙♂️⚔️💙📚⏰
#BookSky
#booksky
#reading #booklover #readingcommunity
#BookSkyFeed 🔁
#AmWriting
📚💙🖋️📚💙
🩷🧙♂️⚔️💙📚⏰
#BookSky
#booksky
#reading #booklover #readingcommunity
#BookSkyFeed 🔁
#AmWriting
📚💙🖋️📚💙
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I am outside the US Treasury Department calling out Musk and Trump for their dangerous power grab.
Unelected billionaires have no place in our government, and they sure as hell have no business with the Social Security and tax information of millions of Americans. youtube.com/live/sZXyEUF...
Unelected billionaires have no place in our government, and they sure as hell have no business with the Social Security and tax information of millions of Americans. youtube.com/live/sZXyEUF...
February 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I am outside the US Treasury Department calling out Musk and Trump for their dangerous power grab.
Unelected billionaires have no place in our government, and they sure as hell have no business with the Social Security and tax information of millions of Americans. youtube.com/live/sZXyEUF...
Unelected billionaires have no place in our government, and they sure as hell have no business with the Social Security and tax information of millions of Americans. youtube.com/live/sZXyEUF...
I just read that there were 160,000 pro-democracy demonstrators in Berlin. We were "only" 5000 in my town. It feels weird to have to demonstrate for basic things like democracy, human decency, kindness, treating people like people, etc., but I'm glad we were so many despite the damp, creeping cold.
February 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I just read that there were 160,000 pro-democracy demonstrators in Berlin. We were "only" 5000 in my town. It feels weird to have to demonstrate for basic things like democracy, human decency, kindness, treating people like people, etc., but I'm glad we were so many despite the damp, creeping cold.
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If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
USAspending.gov
www.usaspending.gov
January 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
"Are you Kant or Hegel?" "I'm Audre Lorde and Gisele Pelicot."
January 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Are you Kant or Hegel?" "I'm Audre Lorde and Gisele Pelicot."
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The gospel according to Saint Mariann
January 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The gospel according to Saint Mariann
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I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
It was good to walk and bike outside. My face sometimes felt like it was going to fall off from the cold, even though the temperatures are nothing like the ones I grew up with in Idaho. I saw herons and egrets, odd ducks, chickadees, spotted woodpeckers, and a hunched over bird of prey.
January 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It was good to walk and bike outside. My face sometimes felt like it was going to fall off from the cold, even though the temperatures are nothing like the ones I grew up with in Idaho. I saw herons and egrets, odd ducks, chickadees, spotted woodpeckers, and a hunched over bird of prey.
I've declared my first draft done (all but the epilogue which might need to be a chapter). For the first time in this process I have title ideas. 😁 The pictures are from a walk along the Amper River and have nothing to do with the novel or any potential title.
December 19, 2024 at 8:22 AM
I've declared my first draft done (all but the epilogue which might need to be a chapter). For the first time in this process I have title ideas. 😁 The pictures are from a walk along the Amper River and have nothing to do with the novel or any potential title.
I'm drawing on my American Midwestern childhood for my novel. A town I lived in is now associated with xenophobic lies. In many ways it's easier to set my novel in a generic Ohio town instead.
I'm angry about the hate speech and the people who have suffered because of it.
#ThrowbackThursday
I'm angry about the hate speech and the people who have suffered because of it.
#ThrowbackThursday
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
I'm drawing on my American Midwestern childhood for my novel. A town I lived in is now associated with xenophobic lies. In many ways it's easier to set my novel in a generic Ohio town instead.
I'm angry about the hate speech and the people who have suffered because of it.
#ThrowbackThursday
I'm angry about the hate speech and the people who have suffered because of it.
#ThrowbackThursday
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Hey, writers! Just want to put this on your radar. There's a rash of new accounts here trying to scam writers by pretending to be book marketers. They are generally not legit. You can recognize them because:
December 4, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Hey, writers! Just want to put this on your radar. There's a rash of new accounts here trying to scam writers by pretending to be book marketers. They are generally not legit. You can recognize them because:
Considering how much I talk about enjoying writing, I have to employ so many tricks to get myself to actually sit down and work on my novel.
My #WritingGroup and #WritingBuddies motivate me, and when all else fails, there are nice cafés where I can #FreeWrite
My #WritingGroup and #WritingBuddies motivate me, and when all else fails, there are nice cafés where I can #FreeWrite
November 22, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Considering how much I talk about enjoying writing, I have to employ so many tricks to get myself to actually sit down and work on my novel.
My #WritingGroup and #WritingBuddies motivate me, and when all else fails, there are nice cafés where I can #FreeWrite
My #WritingGroup and #WritingBuddies motivate me, and when all else fails, there are nice cafés where I can #FreeWrite
It's #WoodpeckerWednesday again.The green woodpecker is a favorite of mine. Their call sounds like laughter.
November 20, 2024 at 8:33 PM
It's #WoodpeckerWednesday again.The green woodpecker is a favorite of mine. Their call sounds like laughter.