Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.
Sometimes, people say some pretty horrible sh*t to one another. I mean, that’s basically politics, right? Who can poke and prod at the other person’s insecurities better and more fiercely? Well, you don’t have to be in politics to say something really mean to another person. Maybe you were young and ignorant and didn’t know […] More
Dating is hard. Throw in a petty person who refuses to date anyone with the same name as their mother, and you’ve got a recipe for dating disaster. But that’s the beauty of living your own autonomous (single***) life — you, and only you, gets to decide whether that guy who ferociously eats his salad while vehemently […] More
THE V — y’all know what I’m talking about. That little sliver of muscle that follows the hip bone and becomes a lovely arrow pointing down to the goods. Oh, and also forearms. There’s nothing quite like seeing that subtle vein poking out from under a dude’s rolled up sleeves while picking up something slightly heavy. Women […] More
Sometimes, people say some pretty stupid sh*t. Actually — people say pretty stupid sh*t A LOT. Kids, adolescents, adults — ignorance knows no bounds. So when your friend’s mom says that she’s planning a trip to Europe in the future, and you casually ask her what country she’s visiting, to which she responds — “Asia”— hold […] More
Having a sibling can be one of the greatest assets and experiences in your entire life. You have an already locked in friend who will love you and look out for you and shoot NERF balls around the house with you. That’s not to say that having a brother or sister is all butterflies and rainbows and […] More
Anxiety is a ruthless b*tch. You might be having a jolly good day — hell, there might even be a pep in your step — but all it takes is that one creeping feeling brought on by any seemingly menial task and your whole world is now fraught with nervousness. Maybe it’s your day to present in […] More
Growing up is hard — especially when you have no f*cking idea what’s real or fake or true. You rely on your parents and friends and family to guide you through life’s perilous obstacle course of bullsh*t. And sometimes, we get duped. And for many, we don’t realize that we have gotten duped until many years later. Like, […] More
When you’re a kid, your mind runs wild with creativity and dreams and fear. You’re young and naive and it’s not entirely crazy to think that your parents actually catch on fire if they get fired from their job. I mean, why would they call it that?! Or that monsters were lurking outside your bedroom window […] More
For many people, it’s easier to go about life doused in a veil of ignorance. They blissfully walk around, unencumbered by the many horrifying and disturbing facts of the world. Sounds pretty legit, right? WRONG! Don’t you want to be that annoying know-it-all at a party that kills the vibe when you tell people about […] More
There are some things in life you should just never do — never text and drive, never chew with your mouth gaping open like a gahd-damn animal, and never EVER get a significant other’s name tattooed across your chest in Old English. Why you might ask? Because smacking is gross, duh — and you know that tattoo is […] More
The art of laziness is that of pure no f*cks given. Laziness has no age limit, it spans across the animal kingdom, and it can happen to anyone at anytime. And in an ever-evolving world of technology and cell phones and gadgets and impending doom — some take laziness to the next level. Now, before […] More
For-profit colleges, casinos, inkjet printer cartridges (STOP ROBBING US BLIND HP) — the list goes on. Business scams have been happening since humans started trading goods. Like, you know our cavemen ancestors were totally up on that pyramid scheme sh*t trying to sell their fellow cave dwellers MUST-HAVE sticks and boulders. I’m on to you, Fred. […] More
