Laura KellyCut, Paste, RepeatIn mid-January, a post from something called Februllage appeared in my Instagram stream. The post was dominated by a calendar of February…Apr 29Apr 29
Laura KellySing With MeThe year after I graduated from high school, I crisscrossed the U.S. in a flotilla of Greyhound busses with about 150 people my age. We…Feb 13Feb 13
Laura KellyMy Lipstick, MyselfIt is the 1960s, and I am five. I’m with my mother in our suburban bathroom, watching her apply makeup. I am mesmerized. And I am…Jan 291Jan 291
Laura KellyBored CertifiedThis summer I joined a large group of broken people. After a torqued misstep and a hard fall onto a broken sidewalk, I ripped my meniscus…Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023
Laura KellyFrom Here to ThereIt was late morning today as I sat in an emptyish Munich airport cafe, bleary from a transAtlantic flight. Six hours loomed before my…Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Laura KellyOptimism is my Super PowerOptimism is the faith that leads to achievement. No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or…Dec 18, 2022Dec 18, 2022
Laura KellyAnd There It WasIt was in the spring of 2022, a late Thursday afternoon. Outside the classroom windows, the golden hour saturated the campus.Nov 12, 2022Nov 12, 2022
Laura KellyGame TheoryEach morning I ARISE, brush my TEETH, heat some WATER, make some TOAST and THINK about my day.Sep 14, 20223Sep 14, 20223