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Jan 21, 2019

The Radical Kindness of Teenage Girls

They build each other up, mindful that the world will try to tear them down

The Radical Kindness of Teenage Girls

Laura Todd Carns

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Apr 9, 2024

My Dog Needs a Job

It’s our nightly ritual. I let my dog into the backyard for a final potty break, and I spend the next half hour trying to get him back…

My Dog Needs a Job

Laura Todd Carns

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Aug 24, 2021

The Midnight Panini King

Just as I’m falling asleep, book slipping from my slackening grip, I hear the sounds from the kitchen downstairs. A clatter, a slam. I…

The Midnight Panini King

Laura Todd Carns

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Aug 18, 2021

I Thought the Pandemic Was Over. Until I Saw What Botswana Was Facing.

The trip was supposed to be in June 2020. We had planned it for two years, a long-awaited return to the country my family loved. Everything…

I Thought the Pandemic Was Over. Until I Saw What Botswana Was Facing.

Laura Todd Carns

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May 26, 2021

“SOUR” Hits the Sweet Spot

Why so many of us have Olivia Rodrigo’s debut on repeat.

“SOUR” Hits the Sweet Spot

Laura Todd Carns

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May 7, 2021

A Frozen Dinner Tastes Like My Mother’s Liberation

On Mother’s Day, I’m thinking fondly of all the time my mother didn’t spend in the kitchen.

A Frozen Dinner Tastes Like My Mother’s Liberation

Laura Todd Carns

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May 2, 2021

Yes, You Can Get Covid Between Vaccine Doses

We could see the finish line — and then we hit a speed bump.

Yes, You Can Get Covid Between Vaccine Doses

Laura Todd Carns

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Apr 15, 2021

Getting Sports-Averse Kids Moving

Playing a sport isn’t the only way for kids to exercise.

Getting Sports-Averse Kids Moving

Laura Todd Carns

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Mar 31, 2021

Notes of a Middle-Aged Baby Writer

For ballet, it may be too late. For writing, it never is.

Notes of a Middle-Aged Baby Writer

Laura Todd Carns

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Mar 26, 2021

AirPods Suck. Long Live Corded Earbuds.

Wireless wasn’t the improvement I hoped.

AirPods Suck. Long Live Corded Earbuds.

Laura Todd Carns

Laura Todd Carns

Freelancer & fictioneer. Contributor to Medium pubs Human Parts, GEN, Curious; bylines elsewhere in WaPo, Quartz, EL, The Lily & more. www.lauratoddcarns.com

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