Fear and Self-Loathing in Portland

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.

A community of love, humor, writing, art & Possibility. I was waiting for someone to give me proof of my life’s worthiness. F*ck that! YOU ARE YOUR OWN PROOF OF LIFE. Here you'll find poetry, art, guest essays, weird ramblings, offerings & OPEN ARMS.

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

Life, death, and parties. And sometimes shoes. And maybe wine.

Mama. Writer. Life-feeler. Recoverer of everything. Part memoir, part mirror, part megaphone. Subscribe. Share if it hits🦋🤟🏾

I have a dirty mouth, a soft heart, and a gaping hole where my uterus used to be. Currently in remission from stage 3a ovarian cancer. I'm writing about life with and after. It might get dark in here.