Laura K. Deal

Photo credit: Mark Stevens
I’m a storyteller, writer, dream reader, and teacher with a wide variety of artistic and social interests. I love the use of juxtaposition of images and words to shake loose creative energy. I tell stories to children and adults.
I also edit and publish non-fiction and poetry, and I offer Juxtaprise Writing Classes and dream interpretation (one-on-one and groups).

The Meta-story of The Diffendaffer Taffy Cafe
One of the first picture book manuscripts I ever sent out was called The Diffendaffer Taffy Cafe. From 1986-1998 I got a number of lovely,
Videos from Truth Be Told, Boulder’s Story Slam
“Tour of Duty” from the April Slam: “Rule Three: Don’t Play with Matches” from the February Grand Slam:
NCAR Holiday Market
I will be a vendor at the NCAR Holiday Market on Friday, November 11, 2016. I hope to see you there! I will have books,
“Good Lord Willin'” at Truth Be Told
Thanks to Johanna Walker and Nina Rolle for inviting me to be a featured storyteller at the September 2016 Truth Be Told! It was a
Waking the Dreamer Within October 13-16, 2016
I’m thrilled to be offering two writing workshops at this year’s Waking the Dreamer Within Festival. If you haven’t attended before, here’s the description from
Walking Iris
Walking Iris, caught in the process of blooming. These beauties only last a day, but they’re worth it!