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Feb 11

Seaweed

She wasn’t sure how long she’d been on that beach but by this point she was cold, hungry, and tired. She’d not seen another living soul for hours. The restaurants and bars that littered the boardwalk were closed for the night and the beach was clearly deserted. The moon hung low on the horizon reflecting off the ocean…

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Seaweed
Seaweed

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Jan 28

When I was growing up I loved reading short, scary stories.

When I was growing up I loved reading short, scary stories. Books like Goosebumps and those by R.L. …

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When I was growing up I loved reading short, scary stories.
When I was growing up I loved reading short, scary stories.

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Aug 3, 2022

The Story of Umed

A story for the world to hear. The Story of Umed is a short animated film based on the story written by the award-winning, deaf, Indian author Anantha Lekshmi. …

Sly Livingstone

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The Story of Umed
The Story of Umed
Sly Livingstone

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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:
Carver Commodore

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Lauren Alexis Wood

Lauren Alexis Wood

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Founder/Owner of Paradisiac Publishing www.laurenalexiswood.com

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