
I look a little bitchy. I'm totally not! (Photo credit: Jade Chang)
Now for the excruciating part. My bio. I can’t think of anything worse than writing a bio (okay, not entirely true. I can think of loads worse: Heartbreak. Cancer. Root canal.). Here is the bare-bones bio that appears on my jacket flap:
Lauren Strasnick grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, now lives in Los Angeles, and is a graduate of Emerson College and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) MFA Writing Program. NOTHING LIKE YOU is her first book.
Simple, right?! Dignified! Let’s stop there. What follows is an alternative bio of sorts. Me: a collage.

Love of sports?! Lies!

Letter to my Israeli pen pal Hani. Why wasn't this sent? Why?!

Connecticut

California

I love cats!

Here I am trying to smother my brother.

I have no clue who these folks are, but I found them years ago in my parent's photo collection & I love them.

Mom & Dad

My mom

Bliss ("Apple Picking" - Painting by Stina Sunesson, 1976)





