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Lalee Bond recently dared to catch the coattail of her dream to live a quieter and more creative life in a smaller, (much smaller) town. This has landed her in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, where she and her husband, Seth, and their two cats relocated to a rambling farmhouse.  Lalee holds an M.A. in museum studies from The George Washington University and her resume includes jobs like classic car auction driver, wood window restoration specialist, and assistant innkeeper at a bed & breakfast/dairy farm. Her most recent book, Leave Us in the Now, is the final volume in a trilogy of her collected haiku from 2007–2021, which includes Mysteriously, and Watercolor-Rendered Words. They follow her award-winning book of essays, The Love Around Us. Currently,  Lalee is working on her second novel and compiling a follow up collection to The Love Around Us. She's greatly looking forward to sharing both with you upon their completion! To stay in touch, be the first to know about her latest publications, and receive a weekly haiku, join her weekly Haiku Thursday list.

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Mysteriously,  Watercolor-Rendered Words,  and  Leave Us in the Now  A trilogy of haiku books, selected from the haiku that she sends out ever Thursday since 2007. a.k.a Haiku Thursday.    With only three lines, haiku is deceptively simple.It can reveal a nugget of truth, like gold. A morsel of deliciousness to be savored. An instantaneous transportation into another world. It can change your consciousness. Or it can just make you laugh. In Mysteriously, volume 1, Laura Lee has compiled hard-won nuggets of universal truth. In the atmospheric Watercolor-Rendered Words, volume 2, Bond’s poetry paints images of the natural world aided by the wind, a splash, and a laugh. Leave Us in the Now, volume 3, explores how we experience the present moment—whether it’s place, time, or the company we keep.

“Lalee's gift of putting the right words in the right order have made this a delectable read. I savor it and read bits at a time just as one would sip a quality bourbon or nibble fine chocolate. "Scrumptious for the soul!" —Christy D. Verified Amazon Review

The Love Around Ussome haiku-inspired essaysto brighten your day Released in February 2021, her first book, a collection of haiku and essays, entitled The Love Around Us, garnered the New York City Big Book Distinguished Favorite award and was a National Indie Excellence Awards finalist, both in the cross-genre category. It was also a finalist for First Book (Arizona) in the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards.  Wending through familiar human experiences, Laura Lee Bond’s poetry oscillates between the refined and the raw, between the visceral and the mystical, and between the harrowing and the humorous. Written with striking relatability to our own humanity, Laura Lee’s words swirl around us, ripple and expand outward, as we stand reading on the shore, each haiku gently lapping at our own reflections. The Love Around Us is a bright delight.

“Thank you for sharing your fresh, often funny, and delightfully nerdy perspective on life. If I were a zombie, I'd eat your delicious brain first. —Rebecca H.Verified Amazon Review

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“I can honestly say that submerging myself in The Love Around Us is one of THE best things I’ve done for myself in a long time!! To laugh out loud one moment, cry the next, and remember similar images from my childhood—wonderful food for my Soul!!!!

 Thank you to Lalee for writing this book—and for her willingness to share her thoughts, inner awareness, and bountiful creativity!!   —Dianne K.Advanced Copy Reviewer

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“I am a busy mom who has not had time to read a book in a very long time. The Love Around Us arrived and sat on my kitchen island for a day. This morning I was up before my kids and as I sat down with my cup of coffee, prepared to scroll Instagram and try to calm my daily anxiety, I saw Laura Lee Bond's beautiful book out of the corner my eye. I started to read and was immediately transported into a joyous calm by her beautiful words. My anxiety melted away and I felt a new energy for the day. It's not just about the haiku ... it’s the stuff of life. I can't recommend it enough. "This book is a joyful minimalist meditation"
 —LisaVerified Amazon Review

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What's Haiku Thursday? Since 2007, Laura Lee's been writing a weekly haiku that is sent (yes, on Thursdays), to a list of friends, family, and interested parties. To join her Haiku Thursday list fill out the subscribe form below. You'll receive a freshly minted haiku via email every Thursday—sometimes silly, sometimes thoughtful, always a slice of life! You may also be privy to bonus essays, sneak peeks at upcoming books, and more. For extra haiku fun, follow @LaleeBond on Instagram.

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Listen to Laura Lee's interview about her haiku trilogy with Tom Maxedon on the KJZZ podcast Word (If you'd like to skip to her interview, go to 16 minutes 16 seconds.)

Listen to Laura Lee's interview about her book The Love Around Us with Tom Maxedon on the KJZZ podcast Word (If you'd like to skip to her interview, go to 16 minutes 16 seconds.)

A writer and author herself, Laura Lee loves bringing other people's words to life. She has a versatile, mid-range voice and four years experience recording YA and adult fiction, as well as non-fiction books for the visually impaired at the Arizona Talking Book Library. She and her husband Seth live in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, where they built a soundbooth and audio studio in the rambling victorian house they share with their two cats. They love working together to create audiobooks. Seth brings his background in broadcast production to the fore as the engineer and producer.

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Recordings for the Arizona Talking Book Library: Hooked  by Liz Fichera (YA fiction) Hit the Ground Running  by Alison Hughes  (YA fiction) The First to Know by Abigail Johnson  (YA fiction) 50% Off MurderA Good Buy Girls Mystery, vol. 1by Josie Belle (Adult fiction) Buried in Bargains  A Good Buy Girls Mystery, vol. 3 by Josie Belle (Adult fiction) Shadows and Sunshine  by Eston P. Covington (Poetry) DeGrazia: The Man and the Myths  by James W. Johnson with Marilyn D. Johnson (Adult Non-Fiction) The Love Around Usby Laura Lee Bond (Poetry and Essays)

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Voice age: teen Vocal style: Upbeat Gender: Female Excerpt from Flight of the Puffin by Ann Branden Middle-grade fiction, 4-Character POV, M/F/They

Voice age: Adult Vocal style: Engaging Gender: Female Excerpt from the prologue of Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehele History

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Voice age: Adult Vocal style: Upbeat Gender: Female Excerpt from The Love Around Us by Laura Lee Bond Poetry and Essay