Lauren Denton
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: Silver lining of rush hour traffic
Having lived in Homewood for most of the last 22 years, I’ve gotten a wee bit spoiled when it comes to dealing with traffic. And by that, I mean I rarely have to deal with it. Read more
Mar 28, 2024
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: Giving candy to babies and other parenting advice
During a recent car ride with my youngest daughter, Sela, she turned to me and said she had a question. Historically, that pronouncement coming from Sela has ranged from how babies get into mommies’ tummies to how “they” make towels, so I wasn’t sure Read more
Mar 1, 2024
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: Inhale, exhale, sunlight, repeat
I realize the topic of reducing stress and anxiety was around before the pandemic, but since the pre-pandemic days feel like a hundred years ago, it can seem like it all started with March of 2020. Read more
Jan 30, 2024
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: Blinders and Beth Davis
There is a particular author who has unwittingly become a not-insignificant part of my own writing career, but not for a good reason. This author — I’ll call her “Beth Davis” — snuck into my life via Twitter, her social media platform of choice. Read more
Nov 30, 2023
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: 5 minutes late
We’re big fans of the band The Lumineers in our house, and one of my favorite lines in their songs says, to effect, “When I die I’ll be on time.” The line always makes me laugh a little because I’m not even sure I’ll be on time for that. Read more
Oct 27, 2023
