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Hanging in there…

Uncategorized October 25, 2010 by laura.m.stoneburner@gmail.com

Today is the folks’ anniversary. After 33 years together, the happy couple is… still together. Yeah, they’re hanging in there.  By a thread.  A frayed thread with a match lit under it. But although they fail to ever acknowledge it, neither of them could survive very long without the other person. Dad would never get …

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Lies lies lies…

Uncategorized October 5, 2009 by laura.m.stoneburner@gmail.com

I would have never made it this far without my parents. Most people would agree that good ol’ ma-n-pops did their fair share in helping their kids stand on their own two feet. They forgave you for their beautiful anniversary vase you broke and the car you demolished when you were 17 years old. They …

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I AM LAURA STONEBURNER

I’m a writer and photographer who loves old cars, big dogs and trying stuff for the first time. I believe everyone should have a bucket list because life isn’t about working, paying bills and having the latest and greatest. It’s about experiences. Achieving goals. People. Adventures. Travel.

I’ve never dyed my hair, broken a bone, or watched a Star Wars movie, and I don’t plan on doing any of these.

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