My Books

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Other Fiction (It’s Free)

Stealing Treasures

A short story about body positivity written in 2022. “They’re free, but they can’t be allowed to stay that way. There’s a buck to be made!”

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Utopia

A series of short stories written in 2020 that explore voting reform, employee treatment, encouraging thinking in children, and more.

Soothe

A steamy firefighter romance written for a charity project in 2020. Written as a journal entry, the story shows a woman overcoming extreme stress to support her husband while he’s fighting that year’s Australian bushfires.

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Golden Calf

A short story written in 2018 about a female pastor of a wealthy congregation who meets another female pastor who spreads radical love.

Running To Slaughter

A dystopian short story written in 2017 about beings who work, scrape, vote, and continue to scrape.

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To My Daughter, The Next Leader

A dystopian short story written in 2016 discussing a strategy to control American citizens with a perfect cocktail of fear and entertainment.

The Whip

A 50 word short story written in 2016 about a mysteriously pointless invention.

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The Accidental Sleuths

A mystery novella written in 2014 about married beekeepers trying to get away from the world and finding a murdered woman on their land.

Not Included Here

Lara is currently:

  • promoting a screenplay about Phineas Gage.