Laurel Kornfeld
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- "Star Words"
- Classification of Pluto?
- Daughter of Hypatia
- Discovery News
- Dr. Schenk's 3D House of Satellites
- Drivin' 55
- He Who Teaches from the Beaches.
- Jean-Baptiste Faure
- Laurel's Pluto Blog
- LaurelsPlutoBlog
- Living Joyfully With What Is
- LuanaLIF3™
- Med.ley.ism
- Mike Lemonick
- N.J. Renaissance Faire
- nganga-kennedy-the-artist
- Philosophy of Science Portal
- Rambling Follower
- sciencefriday.com
- SpaceWatchtower
- The Gish Bar Times
- Total Drama Media
- Venetia Burney Phair
- Write Out Of My Head by Arthur Rosch
Gender | Female |
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Industry | Communications or Media |
Occupation | Writer/Actress/Astronomer |
Location | Highland Park, New Jersey, United States |
Introduction | I am a freelance writer and community activist who has worked on many progressive and Democratic political campaigns over the last 25 plus years and a lifelong resident of Highland Park, NJ. I have a BA in Journalism from Rutgers University, an MA in Middle East Studies from Harvard University, and an MEd in English Education from Rutgers Graduate School of Education. An enthusiastic amateur astronomer, I have just completed Swinburne University Astronomy Online's Graduate Certificate of Science in astronomy and am pursuing a Masters of Science in astronomy at Swinburne. I am also an actress with experience in theatre and film and have written a full length play. I am currently working full time on a book "The Little Planet That Would Not Die: Pluto's Story." |
Interests | political activism, the environment, astronomy, writing, singing, acting, music, science fiction, fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons, Renaissance Faires |
Favorite Movies | "It's A Wonderful Life, " "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, " "The Wizard of Oz, " "The Sound of Music, " "The Hurricane (1937 version)", Lord of the Rings Trilogy, "Dead Poets' Society" |
Favorite Music | Beatles; Simon and Garfunkel; Peter, Paul, and Mary; late 60s-early 70s, classic rock, show tunes, folk music, classical music |
Favorite Books | "A Swiftly Tilting Planet" by Madeleine L'Engle, "A Ring of Endless Light" by Madeleine L'Engle, Lord of the Rings series |