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A.J. Lauer

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AJ Lauer works in science education and high performance computing and maintains healthy reading and writing addictions. She lives near Boulder, Colorado where the Flatirons beckon and hippies sprout from every surface.

AJ's writing interests include sharing the secrets of the mountains, stories of (mis)adventures in working with college students, and spinning tales from bits of dreams and rumination. ...more

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Almost two years!

Ok.. So it's been almost two years since I last posted! Yikes.

You might wonder what I've been up to. Well, lots of writing, but not fiction! I started a doctoral program in Fall 2016, so all my words to go my faculty.

There are a few things that have been interesting about this whole experience (aside from never watching TV or reading fiction, and the sharp decline in my social life). For one, I'm Read more of this blog post »

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Armageddon: Pick Your Plot
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“It doesn’t take long to realize you’ve made the wrong decision. You bump along with your eco-fueled ego in your eco-fueled vehicle and reuse every piece of plastic and glass you encounter, but it isn’t enough.”
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“Well, sir. I look at facts. And the fact is that our world is dying and if we don't all do our best to save it, we aren't going to last much longer.”
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“You are one of the unfortunate ones whose body decays rapidly in the face of radiation poisoning. You hang your head over the toilet to vomit again and again, and die praying to the porcelain gods.”
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“The greatest impediment to women's liberation is dumb commercials.”
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“Truth walks toward us on the paths of our questions...as soon as you think you have the answer, you have closed the path and may miss vital new information. Wait awhile in the stillness, and do not rush to conclusions, no matter how uncomfortable the unknowing.”
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“Well, sir. I look at facts. And the fact is that our world is dying and if we don't all do our best to save it, we aren't going to last much longer.”
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