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laurie perez: biographical tapas
I believe life is a mysterious web of tangents we can never fully unravel, and active curiosity is our strongest asset. I've learned and relearned that pressure is a given factor in daily life, but stress and suffering are optional. I'm confident the only question we must continuously ask is: how can I find value in this moment, right here, right now?
Scroll down to read about my background and some bite-sized details from my ongoing personal evolution.
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freedom is now, or never
-krishnamurti
I’m free to be wrong, to be right, to be confused, to be awake, humble and evolving. I am free to be imperfectly perfect, embracing, irrational, absurdly affectionate, eventually wise. I am free to be curious and young, vibrant and calm, sexy and kind. I am free to receive the gift of you.
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At the risk of sounding corny: life is my classroom. I'm an indefinite candidate for the Ph.D. in Enlightenment, whatever that turns out to be. In the meantime, I have signed on for tangible credentials, including a B.A. in English from Arizona State University and the M.S. I earned from PCOM. I studied flash fiction with Jamie Callan when she was at UCLA and have explored craft and knowledge through a long list of workshops, seminars and conferences in my self-willed curriculum.
Since 1990, I have lived and worked in Malaysia, Japan, Mexico and the Caribbean and traveled extensively in Southeast Asia. I'm smitten with Manhattan, Kyoto and Barcelona - all for different reasons that bring me alive and nourish my soul. My favorite dwelling among all of the places I've explored is where I currently reside: the Southwest. I've arrived, moved on, returned, departed and returned again, never leaving this earthy desert foundation and expanding horizon.
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I've earned (and sometimes endured) the following titles in my eclectic, yet cohesive career: Journalist, Editor, Tech Writer, Volunteer, Sensei, Tech Editor, Creative Writing Fellow, Reiki Master, Teaching Assistant, Professor, Mentor and L.Ac
Ask me for details and I'll happily elaborate.
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Short stories, essays and works of flash fiction published by:
Word Riot, 2003 and 2007
The Mississippi Review, 1997
Urban Desires, 1997
The Alien, 1995
Her World: Malaysia, 1991
The Antigonish Review, 1989
My novel is available on Amazon.com
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