Lauren Baer
Bio
Copywriter with an affinity for food, rooftops, travel, and circus. Instagram: @laurenrosebaer
Stories (9/0)
Little Legs and Big Heartbreak
Everyone thinks their pet is the best dog/cat/goat in the entire world, and that’s because they are. They are a beacon of love and innocence in the tumultuous landscape of life. Many people claim that they didn’t rescue their pet; their pet rescued them. Neither of those are true of my sweet dog, Mister Richmond.
By Lauren Baer3 years ago in Petlife
- Second Place in Virtual Postcard Challenge
I Left My Heart in A Provincial TownSecond Place in Virtual Postcard Challenge
Whenever I’m asked where I’m from I say ‘Oxford’. It’s a lie, really. I was born in Milton Keynes, and spent the rest of my life escaping the place. (For context, the most interesting thing about Milton Keynes is that it has 130 roundabouts — “and that number is growing tall the time” according to the MK tourism site.) The happiest of my childhood was spent in Oxford, but to this day, it has never managed to feel like home.
By Lauren Baer3 years ago in Wander
Love in Lockdown
A friend told me a story of a blossoming relationship, forged while under stay-at-home order during the pandemic. While the chaos crashed from shore to shore leaving devastation in its wake, two people found the solace and elation they needed right next door.
By Lauren Baer3 years ago in Poets
A Playlist for the End of the World
No, it doesn’t feature any REM. With nothing but time on our hands, we’ve been occupying ourselves with all manner of new, house-bound activities. From TikTok dances to Tiger King, Banana-bread baking to mask-making, happiness — or at least entertainment? — is found in strange places during this lockdown life.
By Lauren Baer3 years ago in Beat
- Top Story - April 2020
COVID-19: The Unsung Heroes Top Story - April 2020
What does essential mean to you? ‘Essential’ is subjective at the best of times. It’s helps define human rights. It helps raise the bar on benefits for those who need them. Right now, it defines who has to venture out of isolation every day and risk their lives to keep the world turning.
By Lauren Baer3 years ago in Journal
- Third Place in Pay It Forward Challenge
Pandemic Donuts: Every Cloud has a Sprinkled LiningThird Place in Pay It Forward Challenge
Cast your mind back. It's March 2020. The US has only just begun to see the effects of COVID-19 hit its shores. The more cautious have started to self-isolate. The government is a patchwork of conflicting information. On St Patricks Day, the bars and restaurants of Denver are still full of blissfully ignorant revelers. The following week, the penny drops, and shutters close like dominoes along South Broadway, Tennyson, Larimer, and 16th Street.
By Lauren Baer3 years ago in Feast
The Wonder of Circus
As a child, our sense of adventure is unhindered by fear. Do you remember the feeling of the wind whooshing over you as you were pushed on the swings? Rolling down hills and landing in a giggling heap at the bottom? Jumping, cartwheeling, and climbing trees? Life as an adult leaves little time for these small joys. Over time we gain trepidation over new experiences, fear of getting hurt, of looking silly. Day to day stress prevents us from taking time to just enjoy the world around us. If you had asked me two years ago the last time I had felt a childlike sense of freedom, I wouldn’t have had an answer for you. But I’ve found a place that lets me feel that exhilaration — along with accomplishment, inspiration, and community. It’s the Circus.
By Lauren Baer3 years ago in Geeks
