Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Laura Didyk

Laura Didyk, a writer most of her adult life, began drawing in 2014, creating small works on paper in themed series using ink and colored marker. Her artwork has been printed in Orion Magazine, No Tokens, Artful Mind, Your Idea Starts Here, NELLE: A literary magazine, and others. She works out of her apartment in downtown Great Barrington. You can follow her on Instagram @lauradidyk or visit her website, lauradidyk.com.

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LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

Meet Derek. The compromisin' cowboy.

LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

The vernal equinox is upon us. Roberta can’t wait.

LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

Mags’ official fave romantic song?

LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

Neil -- the days gets away.

LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

Evie, a k a The Dog Lady.

LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

She's told yoga can help lighten her aura. She doesn't buy it.

LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

Carol-Ann has never felt quite at home here.

LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

He reminded her a little of Bruce Willis.

LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

All characters are works of fiction; any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental.

LAURA DIDYK: It Takes All Kinds

All characters are works of fiction; any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental.

A Writer Recommends: ‘There is Nothing Wrong with You’

Huber’s words are those of a serious and well-worn traveler of the interior, who sees self-hate as the greatest obstacle to being a truly awakened person, and I trust her.

A Writer Recommends: ‘The Chronology of Water’

Sometimes we have to swim against the current of culture to make a life we can bear.

A Writer Recommends: ‘Good-bye Louise, Or Who I Am’: A story by Lydia Davis

"If something interests me, whether it’s a piece of language or a family relationship or a cow, then I write about it. I never judge ahead of time. I never ask, Is this worth writing about?” -- Lydia Davis

A Writer Recommends: ‘Falling to Earth’

Kate Southwood has done something remarkable and ruthless by asking over and over in different ways and through a memorable cast of characters: Is it always better to survive?

A Writer Recommends: ‘I Remember’

“Few people can read this book and not feel like grabbing a pencil to start writing their own parallel versions . . . Even the smallest [remembrance] can exert a mysterious tug.” -- Ron Padgett

A Writer Recommends: ‘A Writer’s Portable Mentor’

It’s less a nuts-and-bolts how-to book and more a real-life guide to developing solid, necessary writing skills, from the basic to the advanced, from pen on the page to completed stories, essays, or poems.
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