(formerly Lauren Cox, but i got married last year!
and formerly @readerwriterpoet, but my @ being my name seems more official 😄)

she/her, 27, lesbian, leftist, adhd out the wazoo

FAWM, year eight! Truly hard to believe, y'all. <3

I MADE AN ALBUM! IT'S OUT IN THE WORLD (on bandcamp and all streaming platforms)! It's chamber folk meets singer-songwriter, made in collaboration with many FAWMers, such as @ericdistad @jendistad @harperjen @quadrivium @cathymc and @calicocat and featuring mostly songs that I wrote during Februaries past because of this community. <3

I'm also in a band now, The Starlight Darlins! We're a folk queertet who do four-part harmonies paired with intentionally crafted originals, and my bandmates (who are INCREDIBLE SONGWRITERS, seriously follow them) were poked and prodded by a certain annoying someone until they capitulated and showed up here too! teehee @sienachristie @thebanjowitch @graysanemone

Anyway, 2022 was a big year for me, and as someone who's trying to make it as a full-time musician now, I'm ready to write some new songs! I can't wait to be inspired by this community all over again. 🥰

(I do have an extraordinarily busy February planned—going to Folk Alliance International the first five days of the month, followed by a mini US tour I'm doing with the band, BUT I do have a weekend visit planned with @harperjen where we're gonna try and write a TON of songs, so fingers crossed it's a busy AND productive February!)

(and to whoever donated rockhands to me... thank you so much 😭💙 i'm sorry i only write like 2-3 songs each fawm; i don't really feel like i'm doing the gift justice, but it means the world to me)