Poems and Personal Writings
Lora's published essays, preserved in the archive as she wrote them.

On her public Medium profile, Lora describes herself as a watercolor artist who enjoys writing poetry and short stories. In August 2015 she published two personal essays there under her own name. Because they are her own published words, they are reproduced here exactly as she wrote them, without editing or summary.
Personal essay · August 3, 2015
Peter
A first-person account of the day Lora learned of her son's death. The essay begins inside an ordinary working day and records how quickly normal time can break apart.
Personal essay · August 11, 2015
Melvin — My Doctor
A recollection of childbirth in the 1960s — her husband, the birth of a daughter, and a family home under construction.
Full text coming to the archive.