Sooo, this post is somewhat delayed. ๐

Some of you have already seen it and commented, which I am super grateful for – but incase anyone has interest, my Author of the Month interview has been live since March 18th.

That little pesky thing called work and life got in the way a bit, which prevented me from posting it on the date it aired.
From the interview:
- What do you find most fulfilling about the act of writing?
If Iโve touched someone in a positive way, it means everything to me. If Iโve made them laugh, brought them some sort of enjoyment, or made them think differently, even for a moment โ that is a huge compliment for me. Commentary and engagement is so important for me. If I know youโve enjoyed my writing, it encourages me to continue on with it.
- How does the use of imagery contribute to conveying your story?
Iโm a very visual person. I have a lot of vivid dreams, and photography is a passion of mine. I also enjoy using AI images to tell a story. I think visuals are very important to drive a point home, and can really make an impact when trying to convey a specific message.
Of course, if you take the time to read the interview, I am truly humbled. It was a great honor for me (and still is!) to have been nominated as Author of the Month, and I can’t be more thankful.

Also, I was so happy to receive this notification this morning:

And just because I donโt feel like making a separate post for it, hereโs a few shots of my morning moon that I took before hitting the gym for a workout.



Thank you so much for reading! Gratitude, always.
Happy Thursday! The weekend is almost among us!
I also want to thank everyone for their support and wonderful words of encouragement on my previous post. Itโs hard to be vulnerable sometimes, but we are human, after all. (Dang it!) lol. ๐ You guys lifted me up, and itโs nice to know Iโm not alone. ๐
โธ Laura Bennett โข 2021-2025 โ all words and images, unless otherwise stated

100,00, congrats, Laura! Lovely photos too. โค๏ธ
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Thank you so much, John! ๐ Really so glad you liked the photos โจ๐ซถ
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You’re welcome, Laura. โค๏ธ
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Congratulations on 100k- so well deserved! And those images of the moon are lovely. Off to read the full interview ๐
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Awww ๐ฅฐ thank you so much! ๐ Appreciate your kind words and if you do get a chance to read, that means a lot ๐
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You’re so welcome! ๐
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Awesome interview, and I really like your answer about your legacy as a writer. Youโve already accomplished that and more. Keep on writing, and please tell your medium thank you.
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Thank you so much Edward! ๐ I truly appreciate you taking the time to read the interview! It definitely was very special to me ๐ and your kind words mean a lot, really. โ๏ธ โ๏ธ Iโll toast a coffee to that! ๐
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Youโre welcome, and a toast to you, my friend. โ๏ธโ๏ธ
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This is awesome! Congrats on your achievements! I always enjoy your posts. Today is my one year on WP! Itโs went so fast!
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Aww thank you! Congrats on your one year of blogging! It really does go so quickly! ๐ keep going, and enjoy it! โจ
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Super interview and congratulations on the 100K. The moon photos are terrific as well
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Thank you so much, John! ๐ I appreciate you taking the time to read ๐ and so glad you liked the photos! ๐
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Very nice post! Congratulations on hitting 100,000-views on your blog. You did a nice job with your interview.
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Thank you so very much! ๐ I appreciate you taking the time to read it ๐
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Well done, congratulations, much deserved, Laura!!!! โค๏ธ๐พ๐ฅ๐ฅณ๐
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Awww ๐ฅฐ thank you Sara ๐ค so much appreciated โค๏ธ ๐ฅ โจ I hope youโre having a great Thursday night almost Fridayโฆany shenanigans planned?! ๐
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Congratulations ๐
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Thank you so much! ๐ ๐ ๐
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Congratulations again, m’lady. Very proud of you! The interview was excellent, the 100k is well deserved, and the shots are stellar!
You’re on a roll ๐๐๐
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Thank you so much, Kevin โค๏ธ I appreciate you immensely and all your encouragement and support ๐ haha, I feel like Iโm super behind but thank you! ๐ฅฐ ๐
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Likewise, m’lady. I am very honored to be part of this journey with you in whatever way I can. ๐๐
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๐ฅฐ ๐ฅฐ โค๏ธ that means so much ๐
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To me as well โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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Nice moon captures, Laura! And congrats on the 100K! ๐
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Thank you so much, John! Much appreciated ๐ so glad you like the photos! ๐
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Youโre welcome, Laura! Have a great night. ๐
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Double congratulations, Laura, on the interview and the great milestone of WP blog views. Brava!!
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Thank you so much, Suzette! ๐ Truly so happy and appreciated ๐ your kindness and support always mean so much! โจ ๐
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You are most welcome, Laura! Cheers.
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Congratulatรฌons and jubilations Laura.
I read your interviewโค๏ธ๐ค.Well Done.
Congratulations on your milestones too.
Reach for the moon ๐๐๐
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Thank you so much Maggie โค๏ธ I saw your comment and I appreciate your support so much ๐ค I hope you are having a great Friday and a good upcoming weekend as well โค๏ธ
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Aww you are very welcome Laura โค๏ธ
You deserve the best my friend.
Keep shining , always ๐
Thank you, the sun is out here, a nice wee change!.
A good weekend your way too ๐ค
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Ooooh nice! Enjoy the sun โ๏ธ ๐ค
And thank you โค๏ธ you deserve the best too! ๐ฅฐ
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Ah don’t let it fool you , it contains no heat in this country ๐, but its preferable to grey skies.
Thank you Laura โค๏ธ๐
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Congrats again for this great achievement, Laura! Enjoy the feeling! ๐ฅณ๐คฉ
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Thank you so much, Nancy โจ I appreciate that and Iโm super thankful ๐ itโs a nice feeling for sure ๐ means a lot – I hope youโre having a great Friday so far!
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Most welcome, Laura! Who says it isn’t nice to be acknowledged now and then?! I have my iced cappy from Dunkin so I’m a happy girl! Hope you have a great Friday and weekend. ๐คฉ
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Two awesome accomplishments! Completely well deserved! Congratulations
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Thank you so much, Sarah! ๐ I appreciate that! Super grateful ๐ I hope youโre having a great Friday so far and an even better weekend
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So far so good ๐ Iโm have to check out spill words more often ๐
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Yes, you should submit some of your writing too! โ๏ธ ๐
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You are most definitely not alone and a big congratulations for your achievements!
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Thank you so much, Sharon! ๐ I appreciate that and itโs always nice to know that others are in your corner too ๐
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Anytime my friend, anytime x
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Congratulations, Laura. I can’t wait for the 1M views.๐ I love your images, as always, and love the moon. Your writing is always sound and sincere. It speaks honesty and vulnerability, and that’s makes it beautiful.
Love and light, Laura.
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Thank you so much, Hazel! That is very sweet of you to say! The moon ๐ is quite enchanting isnโt she? Your comment about my writing is so kind and lovely. Thatโs one of the best compliments I can ask for. Yours is always so inspiring to me! Much love and light to you, too! ๐
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You deserved more compliments, as you are a wonderful person, Laura. I’m so glad my posts brought inspiration to you. Thank you so much as well for all your support.
Let love and kindness overflow here.๐คญ๐
Happy weekend, Laura!
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Happy weekend to you, Hazel! ๐
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Thank you, laura
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You deserved more compliments, as you are a wonderful person, Laura. I’m so glad my posts brought inspiration to you. Thank you so much as well for all your support.
Let love and kindness dominate here.๐
Happy weekend, Laura!
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That is so unbelievably kind of you to say ๐ฅฐ thank you! ๐ you are a wonderful person too!
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Congratulations on your writing (and life) achievements, Laura and bravo for carving out time for creativity. You’re doing great! ๐๐ป๐๐
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Thank you, Michele! ๐ ๐ That means a lot ๐ I appreciate all your support. It is hard sometimes to โmake timeโ but itโs definitely necessary. Happy Friday to you and I hope you have a lovely weekend! โจ
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Congratulations! Keep it up boi!
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LOL thank you! ๐ Appreciated very much! โจ
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โจ ๐ซถ ๐
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Congratulations Laura. I remember you being nominated to be author of the months but I did not know you were selected and I did not see this interview before. Congratulations and very interesting interview.
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Thank you so much Thomas! I appreciate that and thank you for taking the time to read the interview ๐ that really means a lot to me. Iโm so grateful to have been nominated, it really was such a wonderful surprise. I hope youโre having a great Friday! ๐
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Yes I can certainly understand that it was a nice surprise. Have a great Friday you too.
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Congrats!! ๐ Well deserved beautiful. โค๏ธ๐น
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Thank you so much lovely โค๏ธ I appreciate that ๐ Happy Friday and I hope you have a peaceful weekend!
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Always a pleasure. Enjoy yours as well.
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Congratulations ๐ Laura. That’s a milestone that requires a few more bubbly’s๐พ๐พ๐พ๐พ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ.
The photos are soothing ๐๐. Why is there no relaxing emoji? ๐
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Aww thank you so much, Iba! ๐ Iโll toast to that! โจ ๐ฅ ๐พ hehe ๐ and thank you for the kind words about the photos! I know, I always wonder which is the best relaxing emoji too! ๐คฃ is it this one? ๐ LOL
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To another 100,000 more. I guess that emoji will do โบ๏ธ
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Wonderful interview and better late than never… I KNOW.. lol.. I’ll head over there and congratulations to you, Laura! ๐๐ฝ
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Thank you so much Cindy ๐ itโs tough to keep up sometimes especially with the way life is lolol. I know you know, all too well! And I appreciate that so much! โจ ๐
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You are doing so well, congratulations! And your interview was interesting๐๐๐+ amazing photos๐
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Thank you so much! I appreciate that! Iโm glad you liked the photos ๐ and Iโm super grateful ๐ I hope youโre having a great Friday and have a wonderful weekend! โจ
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Youโve def tovuef many lives and Iโm with you about being a visual person! Congratulations!! You deserve it!
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Awww thank you! ๐ thatโs so super kind of you to say! ๐ I really appreciate it
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๐ I meant to say touched sorry for the misspelling
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Hahah!! No worries, I gotcha ๐คฃ
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Congratulations! What an honor, and great answers, Laura.
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Thank you so much, Jacqui!! ๐ It really is so nice and appreciated ๐ Iโm glad you liked my answers – so kind of you!
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๐๐ Mazel tov, Laura!! ๐ I adore all of your creative work in the world. Keep on shining with your sweet moon magic! ๐โค๏ธ
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So very much appreciated, MM! ๐ค Thank you, I adore all your beautiful stories and retellings as well ๐ they are one of a kind! ๐ I hope you have a happy Friday and a good weekend! โค๏ธ
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Felicidades ๐
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Gracias! ๐
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Wow ๐ณ๐ณ๐ณ๐ณ๐ณ congratulations ๐๐๐๐๐๐
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Thank you so much, my friend! ๐
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Author of the month interview, 100,000 views. Life and the heartโs view point, heartfelt perspectives! Congratulations!
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Thank you so much! ๐ Such an honor for me! ๐ Grateful and appreciative of your kind comment โจ
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Loved your answers in the interview. Congratulations ๐ค๐ฉท๐
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Thank you so much for your kind words!! I appreciate that, and I greatly appreciate you taking the time to read the interview! ๐ โจ ๐
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My pleasure โจ
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๐๐ฅณWow, that’s wonderful, my friend, I think I must have been in another world that I didn’t see this post. Congratulations on the interview, your medium really had the right insight, didn’t it! It was the time to develop writing! ๐๐๐ปI wish you a blessed start to the week! ๐ค๐โจ๐โโฌ
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Congratulations, Laura, on being named Author of the Month, your inspiring interview, and reaching an incredible milestone of 100K views on your blog! Although Iโm a relatively new reader compared to many others, diving into your posts from the very beginning just a few months ago has allowed me to see your remarkable growth and success firsthand. Wishing you continued achievements on this amazing journey!
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I read it on Spillwords. Great interview!
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Thank you Dawn! ๐ and I so do appreciate your comment! Means a lot ๐ฅน ๐
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Congrats on author of the month!! Loved the interview and by the way those photos are stunning.
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Superwoman–long hours nursing a difficult population, hiking, cat caretaker, poet,/writer/blogger to a massive audience. You are special, dear, sweet Laura.
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You are so sweet Mary โค๏ธ I love you! You are very special too, in so many ways. Thank you ๐ค I appreciate you always!
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Congratulations, Laura…. ๐ Your Author of the Month and your 100,000 View recognition is so well-deserved…. Very Happy for you and your wonderful and amazing writings and images.
Keep shining and sharing your gifts with the world ๐โจ
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Congrats on 100k views! I enjoyed reading the interview. Your grandmother sounds like an amazing person.
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