PinnedLaura Todd CarnsinHuman PartsThe Radical Kindness of Teenage GirlsThey build each other up, mindful that the world will try to tear them down·6 min read·Jan 21, 2019--21--21
Laura Todd CarnsMy Dog Needs a JobIt’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…·3 min read·Apr 9, 2024----
Laura Todd CarnsThe Midnight Panini KingJust as I’m falling asleep, book slipping from my slackening grip, I hear the sounds from the kitchen downstairs. A clatter, a slam. I…·4 min read·Aug 24, 2021--3--3
Laura Todd CarnsI 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…·4 min read·Aug 18, 2021--3--3
Laura Todd Carns“SOUR” Hits the Sweet SpotWhy so many of us have Olivia Rodrigo’s debut on repeat.·3 min read·May 26, 2021--2--2
Laura Todd CarnsA Frozen Dinner Tastes Like My Mother’s LiberationOn Mother’s Day, I’m thinking fondly of all the time my mother didn’t spend in the kitchen.·3 min read·May 7, 2021--2--2
Laura Todd CarnsYes, You Can Get Covid Between Vaccine DosesWe could see the finish line — and then we hit a speed bump.·4 min read·May 2, 2021--1--1
Laura Todd CarnsGetting Sports-Averse Kids MovingPlaying a sport isn’t the only way for kids to exercise.·3 min read·Apr 15, 2021----
Laura Todd CarnsNotes of a Middle-Aged Baby WriterFor ballet, it may be too late. For writing, it never is.·3 min read·Mar 31, 2021--4--4
Laura Todd CarnsAirPods Suck. Long Live Corded Earbuds.Wireless wasn’t the improvement I hoped.·4 min read·Mar 26, 2021--6--6