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Oct 13, 2021

Carver Commodore:

Welcome to the Modern World — Carver Commodore is one of my faves and so when I heard they were coming to play in my town I was stoked (grab tickets here to see then at the Raccoon Motel in beautiful downtown Davenport, IA November 11th). Even more exciting? I had worked with them previously on a few things…

Carver Commodore

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Carver Commodore:
Carver Commodore:

Sep 22, 2021

Is 40 Just The Beginning?

I’m turning forty in a few days and I don’t know if I should be excited or depressed. I look around at all my friends and think, where did I go wrong? I’m not at all where I thought I’d be at forty years old as a child. I thought…

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Is 40 Just The Beginning?
Is 40 Just The Beginning?

Aug 10, 2021

I’m So Much More Than My Weight

The two faces of me. Me at my heaviest and me at my thinnest and “normal” weight. I have to take medication for mental health that causes me to gain significant amounts of weight and when I go off the medication I drop all of the weight… except a lot…

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I’m So Much More Than My Weight
I’m So Much More Than My Weight

Aug 3, 2021

Get Up Offa That Thing

…and dance ‘till you feel better. — I had to channel James Brown tonight. I came home from work only to skip yet another workout to mope around feeling sorry for myself and honestly, what good is that doing for me??? Why am I so defeated? Well, it all starts HERE. However, we all have our own things. It’s what we do with them…

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Get Up Offa That Thing
Get Up Offa That Thing

Jul 19, 2021

The Regular

She’d only been working three weeks or so when he started coming in. At first it was every couple of days or so… then every other day. …then every day. She worked at an old antique store that also sold records and assorted oddities. The shelves lined with artifacts from…

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The Regular
The Regular

Jun 10, 2021

Take Two: Another Weight Loss Journey

Here we go again I guess… — That’s me after losing 170 pounds several years ago after gaining a bunch of weight from medication. It was hard work. Like, REALLY hard. It took me five years of busting my ass in the gym and completely changing my relationship with food. Look at this difference!

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Take Two: Another Weight Loss Journey
Take Two: Another Weight Loss Journey

Feb 10, 2021

Workout to Help

Workout to Help is changing lives around the world through voluntary donations that give food supplies and essential items to those in need while also providing free workout sessions.

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Workout to Help
Workout to Help

Feb 9, 2021

Countdown

She sat down quickly on the nearest bench, her heart racing. She felt light-headed, but in an accomplished way that told her everything she already knew. Yes! A 5K PR! Tiffany had been battling her weight since college and since starting a couch to 5K program just over six months…

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Countdown
Countdown

Nov 25, 2020

Exclusive Interview: Steve Bluestein

I recently had the opportunity to sit and chat with Steve Bluestein about comedy, theatre and his latest book. Check it out! Doing stand up comedy for years, Steve Bluestein has finally come into his own as a playwright. His talent has been honed from years of pounding the boards…

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Exclusive Interview: Steve Bluestein
Exclusive Interview: Steve Bluestein

Nov 20, 2020

Exclusive Interview: Mark Korakianitis

I recently sat down with Canadian funny man Mark Korakianitis. Check out what he had to say! LAW: How long have you been doing stand-up comedy and what got you started? MK: Just 3 years. I started shortly after my dad passed away from medical malpractice. Seemingly that triggered me…

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Exclusive Interview: Mark Korakianitis
Exclusive Interview: Mark Korakianitis
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Founder/Owner of Paradisiac Publishing www.laurenalexiswood.com

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