Literary Works

"A Science and an Art" | Flyway Journal of Writing and Environment | contest finalist | Spring 2018 https://flywayjournal.org/non-fiction/a-science-and-an-art/

"Ephrata, WA" | Orion Magazine's "Place Where You Live" Section | May 2015  https://orionmagazine.org/article/ephrata-washington/

"Kindling" | Sweet Literary Magazine | Nominated for a Pushcart Prize | Sept. 2017  https://sweetlit.com/issue-10-1/essay-lisa-laughlin/

"Body and Field" | High Desert Journal | Oct. 2017  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eba1f61b311ac0566822d5c/t/5f98fe83a7b60175a59e363f/1603862149755/Lisa+Laughlin%2C+Body+and+Field+_+highdesertjournal.pdf

"A Sort of Trespass" | Sweet: A Literary Confection | Issue 9.1 https://sweetlit.com/issue-9-1/essay-lisa-laughlin/

"Listen to the Silence" | Belmont Story Review | Issue No. 1 https://issuu.com/belmontstoryreview/docs/bsrtext/2?ff&experiment=previewReaderTestMode,new-bff-links-purchased,new-bff-overlay

"An Absence of Yellow" | River Teeth's Beautiful Things | a micro essay | Nov. 2016 https://riverteethjournal.com/beautiful-things/an-absence-of-yellow/

"Ice Breaker" | Hippocampus Magazine | Mar. 2016 https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2016/03/ice-breaker-by-lisa-laughlin/

Selected Editor's Letters for Out There Outdoors

"The Five-Second Trail Wave" | Summer 2025 https://outthereoutdoors.com/the-five-second-trail-wave/

"A Season for New Things" | Jan/Feb 2025 https://outthereoutdoors.com/a-season-for-new-things/

"Learning the Lexicon of the Places We Love" | July/Aug 2024 https://outthereoutdoors.com/learning-the-lexicon-of-the-places-we-love/

"Find Your Flow" | Nov/Dec 2024 https://outthereoutdoors.com/find-your-flow/

"An Enlightening Backcountry Encounter" | May/June 2024 https://outthereoutdoors.com/an-enlightening-backcountry-encounter/

"A Case for Reading the Weather" | March/Apr 2024 https://outthereoutdoors.com/a-case-for-reading-the-weather/

"Learning on the Trail" | July/Aug 2023 https://outthereoutdoors.com/learning-on-the-trail/

"Jumping into Summer" | May/ June 2023 https://outthereoutdoors.com/jumping-in-to-summer/

"Illumination for the Long Run" | March/Apr 2023 https://outthereoutdoors.com/illumination-for-the-long-run/

Selected Out There Outdoors Articles

Book Review: "World of Wonders" | Mar/April 2024 https://outthereoutdoors.com/world-of-wonders-by-aimee-nezhukumatathil/

"Backcountry Biking for All" | An experience of north Idaho's Hiawatha Trail | Aug/Sept 2023  https://outthereoutdoors.com/backcountry-biking-for-all/

"Exploring the Hanford Reach National Monument" | Oct/Nov 2020 https://outthereoutdoors.com/exploring-the-hanford-reach-national-monument/

"Hiking Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area" | Mar/April 2019 https://outthereoutdoors.com/hiking-swanson-lakes-wildlife-area/

"Proof of Life: From Brain Tumor to 50k" | Based on an interview with a trail runner | Jan/Feb 2018  https://outthereoutdoors.com/proof-of-life-from-brain-tumor-to-50k/

"Inland NW Trail Runs Worth Traveling For" | May/June 2018 https://outthereoutdoors.com/trail-runs-worth-traveling-for/

"Barefooting the Spokane: The Short-Lived, Spokane River Water Ski Craze" | July 2018  https://outthereoutdoors.com/barefooting-the-spokane-the-short-lived-spokane-river-water-ski-craze/

"5 Hikes in Washington Wine Country" | Oct/Nov 2018 https://outthereoutdoors.com/5-hikes-in-washington-wine-country/

Find the full collection of my articles here: https://outthereoutdoors.com/?s=lisa+laughlin

Articles and Profiles for DOMA Coffee

Start with Coffee: Seaweed Farmer: https://www.domacoffee.com/pages/seaweed-farmer

Start With Coffee: Therapeutic Sailing: https://www.domacoffee.com/pages/dogsmile-adventures

Start With Coffee: Fly Fisher Guide: https://www.domacoffee.com/pages/fly-fishing-guide

Limited Oxygen Coffee Processing: https://www.domacoffee.com/blogs/blog/limited-oxygen-processing

The Dukunde Kawa Cooperative: https://www.domacoffee.com/pages/dukunde-kawa-co-op