Lauren Harkawik
@laurenharkawik.bsky.social
Author of fiction + CNF. My banner is the view from Herman Melville’s porch. He thought the mountain looked like a whale. Eventually, we got Moby Dick. The muse is anywhere, if we let it be.
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🕸️ www.laurenharkawik.com
✉️ writeslaurenharkawik@gmail.com
Attended + was inspired by several panels at this weekend's Brattleboro Literary Festival, including a few inside The Stone Church, a venue in what was (obviously) once a church. I wish we could pack in here every Sunday to talk about literature and the art of creating with words. Writer church.
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Attended + was inspired by several panels at this weekend's Brattleboro Literary Festival, including a few inside The Stone Church, a venue in what was (obviously) once a church. I wish we could pack in here every Sunday to talk about literature and the art of creating with words. Writer church.
What does it predict about the week ahead if you go to get your bag out of the car and spy this creepy porcelain doll staring at you from the back seat? Asking for a friend.
September 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
What does it predict about the week ahead if you go to get your bag out of the car and spy this creepy porcelain doll staring at you from the back seat? Asking for a friend.
Meanwhile, in the Facebook group my Vermont community uses to update each other on winter road conditions
August 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Meanwhile, in the Facebook group my Vermont community uses to update each other on winter road conditions
Voyage of the Mimi
July 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Voyage of the Mimi
I got nicer, more celebratory, more patriotic-looking pictures at my town’s fireworks celebration last night. But this one feels more apropos of the moment.
July 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I got nicer, more celebratory, more patriotic-looking pictures at my town’s fireworks celebration last night. But this one feels more apropos of the moment.
Tonight I had the privilege of seeing Ocean Vuong read and speak in Northampton, MA. Afterward, it was raining but the sky also glowed with sunset (picture below). I drove home on a series of winding mountain roads that, because of the rain, had frogs hopping all over them. 10/10 New England night.
July 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Tonight I had the privilege of seeing Ocean Vuong read and speak in Northampton, MA. Afterward, it was raining but the sky also glowed with sunset (picture below). I drove home on a series of winding mountain roads that, because of the rain, had frogs hopping all over them. 10/10 New England night.
My very elderly dog, defined for 15 years by her snaggle tooth, lost her signature look when said tooth fell out tonight. She is still so weird looking though, which is exciting. At her first vet visit after we adopted her, the doc laughed mid-exam because our dog reminded her so much of Falcor.
June 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My very elderly dog, defined for 15 years by her snaggle tooth, lost her signature look when said tooth fell out tonight. She is still so weird looking though, which is exciting. At her first vet visit after we adopted her, the doc laughed mid-exam because our dog reminded her so much of Falcor.
Apropos of absolutely everything, here is a picture I took at the Smithsonian last summer.
March 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Apropos of absolutely everything, here is a picture I took at the Smithsonian last summer.
Related: bought this jar yesterday and it is unclear how I will fund sprinkling it on everything I eat henceforth, but I’ll find a way.
March 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Related: bought this jar yesterday and it is unclear how I will fund sprinkling it on everything I eat henceforth, but I’ll find a way.
Why, yes, we do have maple syrup on tap in Vermont, thank you for asking
November 10, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Why, yes, we do have maple syrup on tap in Vermont, thank you for asking
Was just sent this meme, author unknown, by….my own mother.
September 10, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Was just sent this meme, author unknown, by….my own mother.
File under: unintentionally (and darkly) humorous local news
September 10, 2024 at 5:30 PM
File under: unintentionally (and darkly) humorous local news
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
September 8, 2024 at 12:50 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
If you see this, quote post with a beach from your gallery
September 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM
If you see this, quote post with a beach from your gallery
If you’re in Glover, VT: The Museum of Everyday Life is a must. I went yesterday for the second time. A grounding joyful experience.
museumofeverydaylife.org
museumofeverydaylife.org
August 18, 2024 at 6:43 PM
If you’re in Glover, VT: The Museum of Everyday Life is a must. I went yesterday for the second time. A grounding joyful experience.
museumofeverydaylife.org
museumofeverydaylife.org
Instead of all the rest of the stuff on your feed, here is a young deer I encountered in a meadow tonight, who peacefully ate despite knowing I was nearby.
June 28, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Instead of all the rest of the stuff on your feed, here is a young deer I encountered in a meadow tonight, who peacefully ate despite knowing I was nearby.
Absolutely wonderful pull quote
May 10, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Absolutely wonderful pull quote
My cousin unearthed this photo of small me and no image has more thoroughly captured my vibe
May 9, 2024 at 4:32 PM
My cousin unearthed this photo of small me and no image has more thoroughly captured my vibe
Just over a WEEK?! Why does it feel like a year
March 21, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Just over a WEEK?! Why does it feel like a year
Going to NYC next week, which means I'll leave Vermont thinking I'm very dressed up and fabulous, only to realize, within minutes of disembarking my train, I am Inauguration Bernie.
March 8, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Going to NYC next week, which means I'll leave Vermont thinking I'm very dressed up and fabulous, only to realize, within minutes of disembarking my train, I am Inauguration Bernie.
Who IS 2009 Facebook Me and why does she keep knocking on my door
January 11, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Who IS 2009 Facebook Me and why does she keep knocking on my door
Miss him today and always
January 10, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Miss him today and always
I just saw this ad for at-home step tests. Strep tests are so horrid at the doctor. Imagine your MOM doing it??!
December 1, 2023 at 3:15 AM
I just saw this ad for at-home step tests. Strep tests are so horrid at the doctor. Imagine your MOM doing it??!
My spooky reflection as I write by iPad light and candle next to the window, looking out at the surprise inch and a half or so of snow we got today
November 14, 2023 at 1:01 AM
My spooky reflection as I write by iPad light and candle next to the window, looking out at the surprise inch and a half or so of snow we got today