Youth Archives – Life After Normal

Reunion

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Laura — 1 Comment ↓

Tomorrow morning, I board a plane to head to the city where I grew up — Buffalo, NY. Why? My 20 year high school reunion. Eek!! Good lord, how has Continue Reading →

Reflections

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Laura — Leave a reply

“The girl in the mirror wasn’t who I wanted to be and her life wasn’t the one I wanted to have.” — Francesca Lia Block, Pink Smog I turned 11 the summer Continue Reading →

Musical Memories: The Soundtrack of My Youth

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Laura — 1 Comment ↓

I have been purging quite a bit lately. No, I am not bulimic, but rather I am trying to get rid of the “stuff” that seems to fill every nook Continue Reading →

Private Pain, Public Life

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Laura — 4 Comments ↓

Watching the train wreck that is Charlie Sheen (or Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, or any troubled celebrity du jour) reminds me to be grateful that I am not Continue Reading →

Support Suicide Prevention

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Laura — 28 Comments ↓

My personal reflection on suicide in light of Spirit Day. Continue Reading →

Friday Night: What a Difference 10 Years Makes

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Laura — Leave a reply

So given the fact that I am suffering from the plague, I sadly had to turn down an invitation to see the Buffalo Bills play the Washington Redskins tonight. Heartbreaking. Continue Reading →