How to be bold
When I was 12 years old, I started taking acting classes in one of the most long-established acting schools of Rio de Janeiro. It is...
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lauramalinauthor
- Jan 26, 2021
- 4 min
How to be Zen
In the past fifteen years, I took up meditation as part of my daily routine. Sometimes weekly, after quarantine daily, and it became...
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lauramalinauthor
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min
How to be single
When I became single, I had to carve out some survival rules. I had been in a relationship since I was 18 (and now I was turning 30). I...
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lauramalinauthor
- Dec 22, 2020
- 4 min
And... Action!
My flight departed from Charles de Gaulle early morning on May 17th, 1991. I had a backpack, many expectations, and still nowhere to...
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lauramalinauthor
- Dec 8, 2020
- 3 min
Red Carpet Ready
As I told you in my last post, Laura in Paris, I was able to purchase last minute tickets to the Cannes Film Festival, 1991 edition. I...
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lauramalinauthor
- Nov 3, 2020
- 4 min
Life is Stronger
Last week I talked about my undesired and unexpected pregnancy at 18 on the post My Body, My Rules. After talking to my boyfriend and...
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lauramalinauthor
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
My Body, My Rules
It runs in my family: fertility. Therefore, we have some abortion legends that are still alive. My great-grandmother, who passed when she...
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lauramalinauthor
- Sep 22, 2020
- 4 min
What We Wish For...
Ten years ago, confronted with the premature decline of my production company, due to a false rumor (read post Lies that Destroy); and...
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lauramalinauthor
- Sep 8, 2020
- 5 min
Without Reason
Last week I told you about how I fell in love with a guy I first saw in my dreams – go back and read post “Love Intuition”! This post is...
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lauramalinauthor
- Sep 1, 2020
- 4 min
Love Intuition
Julien, my male best friend in life, the closest thing to a brother I will ever have – came to visit Rio de Janeiro from Paris. Because...
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lauramalinauthor
- Aug 25, 2020
- 6 min
How to Survive as an Artist
When I was finishing my last published novel, back in 2012, I locked myself in my office and wrote away. It was Summer in Brazil and my...
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lauramalinauthor
- Aug 4, 2020
- 4 min
Forgiveness is Freedom
Do you remember Lex, from last week’s post? The guy who spread around that we had sex in exchange for financing my script? And that led...
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lauramalinauthor
- Jul 21, 2020
- 5 min
My Partner Almost Died
In 1998, after surviving a helicopter crash and going missing for two days in the middle of the Amazon forest, D., my then partner, was...
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lauramalinauthor
- Jul 14, 2020
- 5 min
My Partner Went Missing
On a hot September Monday of 1998, I was climbing the high bridge that ties together the buildings of the State University of Rio de...
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lauramalinauthor
- Jul 7, 2020
- 4 min
Falling in love (with a character!)
I had never felt so desperate to find my inspiration until it was time for me to incorporate the character of Leah, back in 2011. I had...
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lauramalinauthor
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Dream Big
Three things you need to know about me. One: I dream big. I dream huge. And I will go the extra mile to make my dreams come true. Two: I...
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lauramalinauthor
- Jun 23, 2020
- 5 min
Life is What Happens!
How do you go from being an aspiring writer to becoming a professional one? I get this question a lot, and I know everybody has a...
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lauramalinauthor
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
Faith or Fate
I was conceived outside of religion lock. My father, descendant of Russian and Romanian Jews; and my mother, the daughter of Catholics,...
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