by LaurenMarieFleming | Jun 6, 2023 | Discover your story., My story., Queerness, Social Justice, Tell your story., The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Writer Resources, Writing Inspiration, Writing motivation.
My local fiction-focused bookstore just sent out a list of the LGBTQIA+ books that have come out between last pride and this one. Mind you, they’re a store that actively seeks out LGBTQIA+ titles and stocks them. Want to guess how many books were on that list?...
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 | Jan 23, 2023 | Bawdy Love, Illness, Grief, Cancer, My story., Reading to heal, The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Writing to Heal
CW: This post talks about illness, blood, and fatphobia. So if you’re not in a place to read about that, feel free to skip it. I am sick. I’ve tried to deny this fact for months, but it’s not something I can ignore anymore. It’s not terminal, but it’s the kind...
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 | 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 | Feb 27, 2018 | Bawdy Love, My story., The stories you were told., Writing to Heal
“Blame it on the rain that was falling, falling.” – from Blame it on the Rain by Milli Vanilli It rained this weekend in San Diego. We needed this. I needed this. I lived in Oregon for many years and love nothing more than spending a rainy day inside...
