Essays

These are personal narratives on experiences, interactions, and the world around me.

Lauren Meir

Jan 233 min read

The Things That Can't Save Us

Nothing will ever be the same. It's a Tuesday night after 10pm. Over 100 days since the terrible, the horrific thing. My children are...

Lauren Meir

Dec 12, 20232 min read

Animal Grief

Louie was small and springy. His fur was more like hair, soft tawny and rust colored with hints of gold, dark brown beneath the long...

Lauren Meir

May 25, 20233 min read

What the Fish Know

This essay was originally published in Bubble Lit Magazine, Issue 2. When I am three years old, my older brother gets a goldfish he names...