Lauren Allen, Storyteller

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Mother of Turtles

June 14, 2022 by Lauren Allen in Travel

The first baby turtle I saw was a disappointment. I had thought he would be green. Poor thing, he didn’t know how much he let me down. How many foolish hopes I had placed on his little fragile body.

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June 14, 2022 /Lauren Allen
turtles, wildlife, school, environmental despair, depression, injury
Travel

I’m a Climber Who Can’t Climb

June 03, 2022 by Lauren Allen in Seattle

It’s one thing to be sad teaching climbing when I know that my injury prevents my own climbing. It’s quite another to be terrified that I’m teaching students to do something that might kill them in the end.

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June 03, 2022 /Lauren Allen
Rock Climbing, mountaineering, death, injury, depression
Seattle

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