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I've been back in the recording studio the last couple of weeks. I was asked to narrate the audio-book version of Chris Storey’s important book, SOCIAL WEAPONS: The Peaceful Self-Defense System. (See my interview with Chris here: https://www.laurahandke.com/post/spotlight-christopher-storey-msw-social-weapons-the-peaceful-self-defense-system.) I’ll let you know how to find it when the audiobook is released – this peaceful self defense process has become an important piece of my own thought...

When I was growing up on a farm in rural South Dakota, our family home received two television channels: CBS and NBC. So, I never saw Charlie’s Angels or The Brady Bunch. The TV shows I liked best were I Dream of Jeannie, Little House on the Prairie, Gilligan’s Island, Bewitched...and...The Waltons. My mother and I watched The Waltons every Thursday night on CBS. I’m watching it again now on Amazon Prime; I watch an episode nearly every evening before I go to sleep. In this era of the...

This may be the best title for this post, or it may not be. I had a hard time with this one and had to settle on something. Happy Valentine’s Day, friends. First, the Chapel Theatre play festival closed – always a bittersweet moment after the dedicated rehearsals and adrenaline rush of opening night. It’s an odd and rarified feeling being on stage, even a small stage, with all those lights on you, not seeing who is in the audience. We received wonderful feedback and the process was a...