Lorren Lemmons

I work very part time and my kids are in school during the day but I still feel like all my time is consumed by mom stuff

My dog lives a life of hope

Home Depot of course

Is crying in Costco the suburban mom equivalent to crying on the subway?

Running late because I just spent ten minutes thinking about where my main character’s tattoos should be…

#amwriting
#booksky

I love to recommend Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. It’s smart, unique, light-hearted but still meaningful, and leaves you with warm fuzzies at the end.

I did not teach him—he is just innately perfect.

My dog doesn’t come back inside until I invite him in and it’s so cute to me. Such good manners.

Can I call it “writing” if it’s dissociating to a playlist I made and occasionally putting a thought in my notes app?

Our local indie bookstore just had its inaugural poetry book club, and it was exactly what my heart needed. And THIS is why it’s important to support indie bookstores—they don’t just provide books, they provide bookish community!

Yup. Sorry procuring sustenance for you is such an inconvenience, kids!

Me to 12yo: I have done the errand you keep requesting I do
12yo: could you also run x, y, and z randomly specific and time-consuming errands

I’m waiting for multiple emails that *might* have good news, and as a result my heart starts hammering every time I open Gmail.

Putting evermore on the record player is like stepping through a dream portal

#swiftiesky

I just applied for my dream job. It’s a long shot, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

The audiobook version is so good, too. I think I’ve read it in every format 😂 currently ebook, though.

Somehow I’m on blue heron Bluesky and I don’t know how I got here but I’m enjoying it.

I just read that part! 😭🥹 and “You swallow her with your eyes. I’m surprised there’s any of her left for the rest of us to see.”

Rereading The Scorpio Races a couple of chapters a day and I stand by the opinion there are few books as swoony.

Apparently if I have 4-5 accountability measures in place i can get myself to go on a walk.

(Why is it so hard? It’s the cheapest healthy thing. But I struggle to do it so much!)

Meanwhile I have made it my personal mission to make sure everyone I know is aware that Taylor Swift complimented me once

Just took a bath and finished one of the books I’m reading as research for my second novel. Today was stressful for myriad reasons but it was a good ending, at least.

Why didn’t I think of that?!

I have a kid who takes a cold quesadilla for lunch every day 😅 soooo many tortillas

Read FOURTH WING and it wasn’t really my thing. I considered reading the 2nd book because I have FOMO with all the hype surrounding the 3rd book, but I have a stack of other things I genuinely want to read.

BUT.

I’m so happy to see people gearing up for release parties and celebrating this book!

I’m trying to remind myself that positive reviews from my friends reading my manuscript is even better than an acceptance from a publisher. I hope lots of people read my book, but my favorite people already have.

#writing

The Poetry Foundation sending out Maggie Smith’s “Good Bones” as their daily poem today 😭

Feels like a certain politician took Propaganda 101 and this was the most heavy-handed, unsubtle final project of all time

I was playing “Defying Gravity” on the piano and singing at the top of my lungs when someone rang the doorbell (my piano is right by my front door).

I was so relieved that it was the neighbor kids asking my son to come play instead of a grown-up who would judge me.

Whattttttt