Other work from Laura Foster*
"Lousy Directions," essay in The Unsavvy Traveler: Women's Tales of Comic Catastrophe" (Seal Press, rev. ed., 2006)
Boys Who Rocked the World (Beyond Words Publishing, 2001).
Recent articles have been about Portland staircases and ballrooms for Portland Spaces; and about Hood River and Persian food for Portland Monthly.
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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:
Beyond Road's End (coming 2009)
Timberline Lodge: A History of Its Art and Crafts (coming 2009)
Earth Spirit Living: Bringing Heaven and Nature into Your Home
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
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.