Lauren Marie.

Writer, professor, backpacker, queer activist. Humbled daily by the wonders of the natural world.

Erasure.

Posted on March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 by Lauren Marie

I have long loved erasure poetry, and in fact I have a few planned erasure-poetry projects up my sleeve. I'm collecting documents that I plan to cut up, mark up, and erase -- perhaps this summer, since I have other writing projects to attend to, first, though I did just see this ... READ MORE

Find Me!

Posted on March 27, 2018March 28, 2018 by Lauren Marie

Folks, I promised I'd keep you posted about where I'm headed, post-Facebook. I'm loving Mastodon and I totally think you should join me there -- it's a great platform, actually. Here's a guide to using Mastodon, or check out Mastodon's own little video (click "how it works" on Mastodon's main page). ... READ MORE

Delete Facebook.

Posted on March 24, 2018March 27, 2018 by Lauren Marie

Dear Friends, Tomorrow night I am deleting my Facebook account. I invite all of you to ask yourselves whether your own set of ethics and principles will allow you to stay on a platform that is, quite literally, putting our democracy at risk. I'm asking you to join me, to ... READ MORE

San Francisco.

Posted on July 2, 2013January 2, 2018 by Lauren Marie

Molly and I just got back from ten days in San Fransisco. She was teaching at an LGBT summer institute held at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and I was able to attend the institute and get inspired to be the best Intro to LGBT Studies instructor I can be ... READ MORE