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Lauren Showen

Can't draw for sh*t, but sure can write them words good.
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Haiku Reviews: "The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared" by Jonas Jonasson

February 12, 2025

Need for adventure


A drunk centenarian's birthday


Old doesn't mean dead.

Haiku Reviews: "The Hunting Party" by Lucey Foley

January 23, 2025

Ring in the New Year


Old friends' secrets, shared and kept


Who killed Miss Perfect?

Haiku Reviews: "Middletide" by Sarah Crouch

December 11, 2024

A young love's promise
Tragic accidents, revenge


So twisted and sad.

Haiku Reviews: "The Turnout" by Megan Abbott

November 12, 2024

Two dancing sisters


Fires, a contractor, a husband


Family trumps all.

Haiku Reviews: "Still See You Everywhere" by Lisa Gardner

October 23, 2024

Murderer wants help


Sister: hostage or mastermind?


Island of secrets.

Haiku Reviews: "Pizza Girl " by Jean Kyoung Frazier

September 17, 2024

A pregnant teen girl
Delivers pickle pizza


The stalking begins.

Haiku Reviews: "A Short Stay In Hell " by Steven Peck

August 9, 2024

Soren is in purgatory


An infinite library


Will he find his book?

Haiku Reviews: "Where The Deer and The Antelope Play " by Nick Offerman

July 16, 2024

Guy from Parks & Rec
Journies into National Parks
Don't pet the bison.

Haiku Reviews: "The Rules Do Not Apply" by Ariel Levy

June 19, 2024

A woman's story


A life of love, loss and change


Flaws make us, break us.

Haiku Reviews: "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown

May 4, 2024

The prized Holy Grail


A world of hidden symbols


Are answers out there?

Haiku Reviews: "Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose" by Leigh Cowart

April 10, 2024

Some of us fear pain


Others seek it out for fun


Mind over matter.

Haiku Reviews: "Liquid Rules" by Mark Miodownik

March 29, 2024

A man takes a flight
Pondering liquids around


What a strange, wet world.

Haiku Reviews: "The Lost Apothecary" by Sarah Penner

February 21, 2024

In a secret room


Poisons made for men who sin


Courage and magic

Haiku Reviews: "They Never Learn" Layne Fargo

January 2, 2024

Murderess wants blood

Golden boys accused, then dead


What is a villain?

Haiku Reviews: "Improvement" by Joan Silber

December 1, 2023

A single mother

Every decision, reach unknown

Who's really at fault?

Haiku Reviews: "Four Thousand Weeks" by Oliver Burkeman

November 6, 2023

How to spend a life
Just don't worry so much, dude
Self-help books are dumb

Haiku Reviews: "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls

November 2, 2023

Family nomad life

Poverty or adventure?

Breaking the cycle

Haiku Reviews: "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy

October 16, 2023

A child star grows up

Mommy dearest, not so much

Fame doesn't stop trauma

Haiku Reviews: "The Dying Game" by Asa Avdic

September 1, 2023

Mother with dark past

Desk job to secret mission

How far will it go?

Haiku Reviews: "Help For The Haunted" by Joan Searles

August 13, 2023

Two troubled sisters

Ghost hunter parents murdered

Paranormal or worse?

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