HeyJaredThe Lauren Letter
Letters from a writer’s desk: what I’m reading, underlining, and learning along the way.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 21, 2026
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Highs and Lows (opens the original)
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Last month, at a bar in Nashville, I met Dolly Parton (opens the original)
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Glitter and Grit (opens the original)
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