Find Your Passover
Every year, my boys count the days to their favorite holiday. Step aside, Santa. The Kauffman kids are Passover fans. As the sun sets,...
top of page
THE READING ROOM
An online book club & collection of book reviews for readers and writers, contemplatives and creatives.
Search
Laura Kauffman
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
HALLOWED BE THY NAME: Video Prayer
Happy Wednesday, friends! I wanted to share the next poem in the "Lord's Prayer Series" because I'm really digging the videos my church...
44 views0 comments
Laura Kauffman
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
OUR FATHER: Flesh and Bone (VIDEO)
Along with everyone else, our family has been binge-watching The Chosen. Popcorn? Check. Blankets? Check. Kleenex? Check, check, check....
98 views1 comment
Laura Kauffman
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
YOU ARE LOVED
This is love. The confronted Carpenter’s hand – that once gripped dirt and molded a man – now tracing the ground by the scandalous woman....
75 views0 comments
Laura Kauffman
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
BREAKABLE THINGS
Last week, when I told the boys we were going to see Dr. P, they were confused. "My old neurosurgeon?" Caleb asked. "That stuffed bear...
106 views0 comments
Laura Kauffman
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
PEACE BE WITH YOU
One year ago, I opened my eyes from a hospital bed. The lights were off, the curtains drawn, and foggy thoughts crowded my mind. Is it...
363 views0 comments
Laura Kauffman
- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
SPOTTED IN THE WILD: 4 New Poems at Collected Online Arts Magazine
Last week, I reluctantly grabbed my garden gloves and wheelbarrow. After a summer of swimming in tomatoes and watermelon and chamomile, I...
48 views0 comments
Laura Kauffman
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
180 WORDS FOR SNOW
“Cut. Cut. Cut.” It’s the mantra of every editor and poet. A good poet aims to stir memory and pull heartstrings with just a phrase. ...
70 views0 comments
Laura Kauffman
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
AFTER THE NIGHTMARE
Every summer when Caleb heads to the pool, he glances over his shoulder. The scar that runs the length of his back grows along with him,...
213 views1 comment
Laura Kauffman
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
CALEB
Read the story behind Laura Kauffman's poem "Caleb."
237 views2 comments
bottom of page