Giving Voice | Laura Bruno Lilly

Holiday Miscellany & Poem

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:21:10 +0000

A Pair of Snowy Owls in Chicago on the Lakefront - December 2025©LBLArctic gift of natureSlipped through the polar vortex.Come to visit those who need respite frombrutality and greed. The teapot makes me smile – a reminder of my first Christmas as a newlywed. Hubby spent hours with a carpenter friend in his shop designing […]

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Fall of Freedom – 11/21-22, 2025

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:58:35 +0000

Let the Creative Resistance Begin ‘641’ Laura Bruno Lilly and Kevin McKinney (Doc Snow) If unable to view video, go here. Poem for '641'spoken word by Laura Bruno Lilly©2025I am woman.I have a uterus.Feminism is in my DNA.Family is my tribe.I was once an at-risk pregnant person.I received accessible, science-based, person-centered care during those vulnerable […]

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ShoutOut: Fall of Freedom Event

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:28:25 +0000

Note: I’ve been managing a constant stream of migraine waves since mid-September resulting in controlled silence on my end of various communications – including blogging! As many of you know, doing what needs to be done (work, teaching, just laying low, etc) during those times is challenging and often impossible. Today I seem to be […]

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Giving Voice: A USAID-funded researcher’s perspective on 2025 changes-pt3

Michelle L. Solorio — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 21:14:39 +0000

Notice the byline on this post? Yes, the ‘USAID-funded researcher’ is none other than our middle daughter, Michelle. And yes, she is one whose voice was silenced on 1/20/2025. A few months ago, Michelle asked if she could share her perspective with my readers.It was time. Part 3: Unresolved My belief in people’s capacity to […]

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Giving Voice: A USAID-funded researcher’s perspective on 2025 changes-pt2

Michelle L. Solorio — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:39:58 +0000

Notice the byline on this post? Yes, the ‘USAID-funded researcher’ is none other than our middle daughter, Michelle. And yes, she is one whose voice was silenced on 1/20/2025. A few weeks ago, Michelle asked if she could share her perspective with my readers.It was time. (note: part 2 is the longest of this 3-part […]

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Giving Voice: A USAID-funded researcher’s perspective on 2025 changes-pt1

Michelle L. Solorio — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:55:00 +0000

Notice the byline on this post? Yes, the ‘USAID-funded researcher’ is none other than our middle daughter, Michelle. And yes, she is one whose voice was silenced on 1/20/2025. A few weeks ago, Michelle asked if she could share her perspective with my readers. It was time. PART 1: War and Life The room was […]

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ShoutOut: “Beneath The Langley Cross” by Andrew James Murray

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 19 May 2025 13:58:37 +0000

What kept my attention? The stories told that are held within its pages. This is well-written (edited interview transcriptions), well-curated and covers a lot of ground. Spanning the years from 1954-present, it is easily understood in that the overarching story is told by those still living it. Additionally, as a non-Brit, I was able to […]

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A Roundabout Post for Black History Month

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:01:15 +0000

Note: It would not be prudent for me to share how the past 29 days of our lives have been personally & directly changed within our family and friends since 1/20/2025. Or specific instances of how those changes reach farther than just us. Instead, what follows is an attempt at showing in a less threatening […]

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Making Angels Cry – Poem

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:47:34 +0000

Making Angels Cry Laura Bruno Lilly ©2024 Making Angels CryLaura Bruno Lilly ©2024The worldIt goes hither and yon.Yet 21st century aromas lingerStrangely unsettling these past years. Strongly scented with testosterone – aggression –A generation that knows no other way.In the name of progress, our input has become narrow.Fully incomplete, unfeeling, unreal.How to thrive in such […]

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2024 Books Read – a Partial List (with notes) – Fiction

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:05:00 +0000

While my partial list of Books Read in 2024 doesn’t hold a candle to blogger LA’s 119 read with 3 almost finished, herein lie selections – in no particular order – from my list of +/- 50 read with notes for casual perusal. I appreciate those who blog about their current reads so am returning […]

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