Writing about writing, anxiety, fatness, obsessions, terrible television, culture, and having too many feelings. Like, all the time.
Writer. Teacher. Author of Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went From Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things
I write to shine a light on a dim or otherwise pitch black corner...to provide relief for myself and others. It's the light that I am looking for. And the wonder it illuminates. May my words land in your heart. yours, Laura
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A community of love, humor, writing, art & Possibility. I was waiting for someone to give me proof of my lifeโs worthiness. F*ck that! YOU ARE YOUR OWN PROOF OF LIFE. Here you'll find poetry, art, guest essays, weird ramblings, offerings & OPEN ARMS.
Mama. Writer. Life-feeler. Recoverer of everything. Part memoir, part mirror, part megaphone. Subscribe. Share if it hits๐ฆ๐ค๐พ