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Art As Devotion

I had the doors and windows open so that birdsong could come in. I heard the high trill of a melody that comes only in spring, repeated…

3 min readMay 13, 2022

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Art As Devotion

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Laurie Doctor

“…I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.” — Basho

The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers –Basho

5 min readFeb 18, 2022

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“…I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.” — Basho

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Laurie Doctor

Delight

“The more stuff you love the happier you will be.” ― Ross Gay, The Book of Delights

6 min readNov 9, 2021

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Delight

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Laurie Doctor

Repertoire With Invisibility

I arrived early for our class at Ghost Ranch, and so I wrote this before I knew that our class would be cancelled the next day, due to the…

6 min readOct 20, 2021

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Repertoire With Invisibility

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Laurie Doctor

Pause at the Threshold

I decided to take to heart this idea that the gods want to know that you are serious. What you are reaching for will be supported by your…

4 min readSep 7, 2021

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Pause at the Threshold

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Laurie Doctor

“Come, let’s stand by the window…”

Thinking by Danusha Laméris

4 min readJul 20, 2021

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“Come, let’s stand by the window…”

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Laurie Doctor

the invisible driver

All these dreams about being in a car — mostly as a passenger with an invisible driver, headed for disaster. There is always a tragedy…

3 min readJul 2, 2021

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the invisible driver

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Laurie Doctor

Lying Fallow: “Something in us does not erode.” — Mark Doty

“ … that there is something stubborn in us — does it matter how small it is? — that does not diminish. What is it? An ear, a wave? Not…

4 min readMay 4, 2021

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A sky full of gulls

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Laurie Doctor

“Every journey has secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” — Martin Buber

In preparation for a series of 14-hour drives through farmland to my father’s, from Kentucky to Minnesota, I revisited the story of…

7 min readJul 17, 2020

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“Every journey has secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” — Martin Buber

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Laurie Doctor

Laurie Doctor

Calligrapher, painter, and writer whose work is collected internationally. Laurie teaches in the US and Europe. Learn more at https://lauriedoctor.com

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