Welcome!
Laura McCorry is an east coast writer, parent, yoga teacher, and sourdough bread baker. Her writing is commercial with a literary flair, often featuring themes of pain and grief, found family, and wellness in nature.
Her work is forthcoming in Black Sheep Magazine and has appeared in Perseid Prophecies, Intrepidus Ink, Breaking Into the Craft, and Poetry Quarterly. She’s published articles on Messy Nessy Chic, Yoga Digest, and Yoga One Blog.
A longtime student of yoga, Laura received her 200 hour certification in 2011 and has enjoyed teaching many students over the years.
Get to Know Laura
Where can I read your short stories?
“No Reporter, No Story” available at Perseid Prophecies
They say kneeling on the top deck of the Offerata cart on its pilgrimage to the sun goddess Za’ani is the highest honor… Four leagues from land, there’s nothing out here except the singing monks, the sea monsters, and me.
“Out Past the Breakers” available at Intrepidus Ink
The village doctor had told her once that she had a weak heart. Things will be harder for you than they are for others, Eva.Only it never felt like her heart…
“Time is Relative” available at Breaking Into the Craft
What if a traveling salesman offered you a watch that would bring a loved one back from the dead?
”Lady Death Tries the Dating Apps” is forthcoming in Black Sheep Magazine
How do you choose what to write about?
I usually start with the big idea. What fear or emotion or philosophical problem is big enough that it needs the length of a novel to explore its manifestations? Then the right character comes to me. The one who will struggle the most with that exact problem - but also the character who will put in the work to make a solution that fits their individual life.
Did you always want to be a writer?
Yes! I wrote stories, illustrated them and bound them into books as a child. In college, I took as many English credits as possible without completing the major (I majored in French and Education). I studied under Virginia Poet Laureate Claudia Emerson. I’ve actively drafted a novel a year since 2010 and I look forward to many more stories to come!
I learn something new from every story or poem I write. I’m so grateful for every reader who completes the circle of the work and makes it real.
Stay Connected!
My newsletter, The Mindful Postcard, is a tiny letter from me to you on life, writing, and yoga. I offer my thoughts, big and small, but always whatever is currently percolating.
(How to Get Some) Satisfaction
What If There’s No Such Thing as Self-Care?
Selected Articles on Yoga
