Other work from Laura Foster*

 “Lousy Directions,” from The Unsavvy Traveler: Women’s Tales of Comic Catastrophe” (Seal Press, rev. ed., 2006); an essay about my encounter with an Iranian maintenance man in Frankfurt at 6 a.m. 

Boys Who Rocked the World (Beyond Words Publishing, 2001). I am one of four co-authors of a book of short biographies for eight to twelve year olds, writing about boys such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Louis Braille and Tiger Woods, who didn’t wait until they were adults to start making waves. Selected title of the national “Take Your Daughter (and Son) to Work Day” campaign.

Essay, “Go Take a Walk” (www.powells.com/essays/foster.html) and a week’s worth of random blog essays in October 2006 for Powells.com, (www.powells.com/blog/?author=82)

I’ve also written for Portland Monthly, the Oregonian, Nervy Girl magazine, the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, and done some technical writing for corporate clients.

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When I’m not writing, I’m editing. Here are some titles I’ve worked on, ranging from developmental and concept editing to line edits:
Earth Spirit Living: Bringing Heaven and Nature into Your Home (January 2007)
Your Inner Pharmacy: Taking Back Wellness
Come to Your Senses: Demystifying the Mind Body Connection
When God Winks at You
The Appreciator’s Way
Raising Tomorrow’s Heroes
Canine Oregon
The Beatles Way: Fab Wisdom for Everyday Life
Spiritual Writing: From Inspiration to Publication
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (over 100,000 sold)
Midlife Clarity: Epiphanies of Grown Up Girls
Conversations with Cat
PowerHunch! Living an Intuitive Life
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
Body Sense: Balancing Your Weight and Emotions
Extreme Spirituality: Radical Journeys for the Inward Bound
The Buddha in the Waiting Room: Lessons I Learned from my Patients
Finding Fairies
Girls Who Rocked the World
Runaways on the Inside Passage (fiction)
The Girls Life Guide to Growing Up
Soul Searching

*Some of the titles are under the name Laura Carlsmith.