Laura

the bucket list narratives

The Fountain Phenomenon

I've been coerced into too many things. I blame most of this on one fact: I'm a classic conflict avoider, a professional confrontation dodger. I get that deer-in-a headlights, stomach in my throat feeling when people aren't happy. It's bad. So when s...

How to Travel When You’re Broke

In the spring of 2011, I was unashamedly broke. I was a full-time student and part-time employee, with the load of bills that came with the territory of living on my own. Laura and I had been dating for a solid six months, and by this point in ou...

Tomorrow Is Just a Dream Away

Three years ago, we decided to start making bucket lists. We were in college, we were poor, and we spent far too much time at a 24-hour diner that was housed in a trailer. Winter had been long in Oklahoma that year, and there hadn't been many days ...