by LaurenMarieFleming | Apr 25, 2023 | Artist Motivation, Illness, Grief, Cancer, Musings, My story., My writing., Reading to heal, The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Writing motivation., Writing tips and tools., Writing to Heal
Have you ever just completely lost your desire to do something you love? This winter, I lost my desire to be a writer. hiding away from the world in Yosemite Really, I lost my desire to do anything. Between my nephew dying of cancer, the ten year anniversary of my...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Mar 15, 2022 | Illness, Grief, Cancer, Musings, My story., My writing.
Our world is full of unsaid things. My friend, Rily, called me yesterday, an unexpected FaceTime popping up in the middle of my ongoing search for a therapist. She asked how I was, I asked how she was, we both answered with a positive spin and an awareness that people...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Mar 8, 2022 | Musings, My writing., Queerness, Writing to Heal
I found out last night that my nephew with cancer has a girlfriend. And for some reason, this news, above all else, broke me. His twin, A, is visiting from our hometown, trying to process what a relapse of cancer means for her life as well as his. I asked if she...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Sep 28, 2019 | Musings, My story., My writing., Reading to heal, Writing to Heal
Are you one of those people who loves Fall? I used to be. It was my favorite time of year and I would gorge myself on every little autumn cliché, from bobbing for apples to adding cinnamon and nutmeg to everything (and I do mean *everything*). For a decade I hosted my...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Jun 20, 2018 | Musings, Reading to heal, Social Justice, Writing to Heal
Don’t mind me as I cry through this post. Don’t mind me as I cry on social media. Don’t mind me as I cry. My nephew has cancer. That you’ve seen, since I won’t stop talking about it because cancer is all consuming. And he’s doing...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Feb 14, 2018 | Musings, Writing to Heal
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about overpriced shitty chocolate and wilted flowers. When I was in high school, I started a tradition of celebrating the people and things I love on Valentine’s Day, and I continue that tradition to this day. So,...
