Smiling at the Dark Side

Kara Lawler essays

“Mama, we all have a bad day. All you can do is be nice to her and maybe she will be nice back.”

To the Mom at the Water Park

Kara Lawler Body Image

And I felt at peace, for the moment, with my body. I wished, then and there, that I could put on my bikini and run with abandon alongside you in yours.