https://www.lauramkemp.com/back-story daily 0.75 2025-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/e15674a8-ff3c-487d-8cd9-b7e4f57cd34b/IMG_8303.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/12c48584-86ad-46fc-b841-e4e4722ce676/4071E6F4-898A-4607-A08F-C84FCAC3F328.jpeg Backstory - Firefighter It was a privilege to have almost 22 years in the best job in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/da7f1552-382b-45be-b209-4bf1f4ba9858/IMG_0266.jpg Backstory - Artist When I created Gamble Creek Studio, I wanted a space where art and nature could connect and work their magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/4b6b7386-b645-4c8b-b9df-4d98afd954f8/IMG_1289.jpg Backstory - Horsewoman What do you do when your partner was born 150 years too late? Join him on a three thousand mile horse-packing adventure through The West. Other horsey pursuits include a long career as a licensed horse show official, sport horse breeder, and avid amateur competitor. https://www.lauramkemp.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/8b1d4700-6efe-4d85-a7bd-87df7440be4e/IMG_5943.JPG Home - “Art is the closest we can come to understanding how a stranger really feels.” — Roger Ebert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/339b8a5a-43d1-4f2b-853e-6226f70cf447/IMG_0701.JPG Home - I enjoy the creative life in my rural studio, a ferry ride from Seattle — even though it’s sometimes harder to find the perfect word than it was to run into burning buildings. https://www.lauramkemp.com/projects daily 0.75 2025-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/0ddd2096-3512-41e0-ba1b-e93f0de6b65a/FF.jpg Projects - BURN PATTERN (feature screenplay) When past trauma jeopardizes the life of a Seattle firefighter, she returns to her hometown where her quest for healing becomes entangled with her pursuit of a local arsonist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/a869ef46-9ab3-4a2a-b3d2-7568401400f1/6E33E5EF-E06C-4F4D-AC4A-AA2C46E3C56C_1_201_a.jpeg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/642bc8ac-ca6f-4b47-9d02-ec06bda1bfc8/Austin+FF+second+rounder.png Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/8cebd8cd-4cbd-47cb-9fdb-0115c2c0590d/C154FB76-7208-4D39-A2DC-09E3A72E0F51_1_102_o.jpeg Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/f851f0fb-4766-4a22-88c4-6a2c01f89193/tempImageSvp0Ph.jpg Projects - OVER THE HILL (feature screenplay) When two women ride into the Montana wilderness to scatter a loved one’s ashes, they must confront their own damaged lives and death itself to earn another chance at living. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/30f295fa-9bff-492d-be4e-74bc02399bea/IMG_2210.PNG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/ce7eec79-1f76-4f5b-97a1-bc81111042cf/The+Short+List+Laurels+2023.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/b2b874e4-a40b-4dc6-8983-025a531a2435/Screenshot+2024-07-20+at+7.00.59%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/6756a2fb-b27f-4c27-a144-ef2de212d752/OTH+Win.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/c5fc8362-1ca7-449c-a36f-288df5767eb2/2023+aff+script+competition+laurels+%28second+round%29_black.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/2c1aaf5a-2d07-4676-81b5-7f664e3066b1/Top+finalist.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/e7b1c3a4-1e65-4523-934c-995358d80100/Image.jpg Projects - SNOW ANGEL (short screenplay) On the run from a vengeful rancher, a passionate wildlife advocate makes a stand in an abandoned cabin only to discover it’s already occupied by a long-dead girl who offers a way out for both of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/5d94b6fd-4df5-4766-b85b-b798c8a220cb/Barnstorm+laurel+.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/45323889-92e5-46a8-a124-08a3dbaf3c5a/AFF+Second+Rounder.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6265f0aa2274f23af3476539/2e9cc188-2243-4d2c-94ba-d4b5007929ed/tempImagePGW2Zl.jpg Projects - Every small town has its stories, and I’m delighted to be a part of this special anthology. 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