Lisa Rose Bauer

The decision to become a writer was never really a decision at all. I just remember always knowing. I was given words and would write. A lot. I followed this feeling my whole life. In my very young school years, I always had a notebook and pencil with me as I navigated the exploration of childhood and the teen years. In college, and in all the years since, I kept a journal to bring me peace, clarity and the way forward.

I believe that writing, the chronicling of days, years, events and places, was given to me as a blessing. As such, I honor the ideas and characters, the images and the dialogue.  I highly honor the composition of a wedding reading or a eulogy as requested by the special people in my life. In more day-to-day ways I’ve helped friends, family and clients with everything from letters of complaint to a company, college application essays, letters of resignation, notes of condolence, career cover letters, and so on.  I always serve as a guide and coach to help bring each person’s thoughts and ideas to paper while never ghost writing their piece. Every professional position I’ve ever held found me connected to writing, creating, editing, teaching.  Whether I became published or not did not matter. I was always going to write.  

While I believe my words are truly a gift, it does not make it any easier to actually sit and write. To place ideas cohesively onto a blank page or screen takes time, work, and diligence. I am never without an idea, a character to sketch out, a scene to fine tune. I carry the cargo with me all day long in a holding space until I can jot something down or recite a speech to text note. (A beautiful option for a writer!)

I am a middle school learning specialist, a former college professional and faculty member, a wife, a mom of two grown children, a grandmother, a daughter, sister, cousin, aunt and friend. As such, I have witnessed the journeying of people starting out, winding down, restarting, inching forward, stepping back, falling back and getting up again. I watch. I listen. I see their growth, acceptance, grit and pride. I often chronicle their joys, sorrows and faith in my writings, essays, and passages. And of course, I write of my own steps and crossroads on the journey. The act of writing helps me make sense of the world around me and always has. I write for multi-generational audiences on loss, acceptance, healing, moving forward, courage, perseverance and hope. Within each of us there truly is a story yet to tell.  

Lisa Rose Bauer