Lainy CarslawUnexpected LightIt was summer, 2017, and I pulled my Jeep to the edge of the parking lot at Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus. I looked right and left…Jun 4Jun 4
Lainy CarslawI was on a plane yesterday and as the tires hit the runway, the baby next to me broke out into…As people started shuffling, grabbing their overhead bags and retrieving their purses from under the seat, the people around her started…May 8May 8
Lainy CarslawEnoughLast May, I was in a fancy banquet hall celebrating the gymnasts that I coach.Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Lainy CarslawWhen We FlyA solo surfer paddles his board through pounding waves that are curled over like white Mohawks. He turns back toward the beach, flapping on…Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
Lainy CarslawBallsmashersEven though we smashed very, very few balls, our team name was the Ballsmashers. Well, that was our first and fourth team name. In-between…Oct 3, 2022Oct 3, 2022
Lainy CarslawBetter BeginningsAt twenty-five years old, I finally decided to scratch that itch…that annoying, nagging one constantly reminding me that I should start…Jun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
Lainy CarslawMean what you Say, Say what you MeanIt takes centuries for certain things to evolve, one of which is not language. I am just over forty and have watched the words we use…Apr 4, 2022Apr 4, 2022