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How Learning to Love My Body in a Bikini Helped Me Make a Movie
I didn't go into film because I was told I couldn't make it as a queer, fat, woman. Here's how proving that wrong changed everything in my career.
1 hr ago
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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How a Cancelled UCLA Class Accidentally Gave Me My First Short Film Script
On learning the four beats of sketch comedy, why I'm inspired by Roger Bannister's four-minute mile, and realizing I have no choice but to make this…
Jun 18
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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The Grim Reality for Women in Film (And Why I’m Coming Back Anyway)
📚 Author. 🎥 Filmmaker. 🏳️🌈 Queer midlife adventurer. Intimate letters on living a boldly creative life. Because the world needs our stories now…
Jun 17
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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I Have No Idea What I'm Doing, But I'm Not Going to Let That Stop Me.
I've been putting off posting this for over a week. Then I heard Michelle Obama interview Steven Spielberg — and that's what finally got me to say this…
Jun 4
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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May 2026
Am I Too Old for This?
I never made a 40 Under 40 list and I'm still trying to figure out how to be an adult — but I'm going after my dreams anyway. And I think you should…
May 18
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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I'm Making a Queer Short Film in San Diego. Want to Join Me?
After a 20-year detour through publishing, law school, and building a business, I'm back behind the camera — and I'm looking for cast, crew…
May 11
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Lauren Marie Fleming
How a One-Page Sticker Chart Changed My Life (And How It Can Change Yours)
After my brother died, a friend sent me gold star stickers. What happened next changed everything about how I show up in my career, my creative life…
May 4
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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April 2026
I Recorded an Angry Response Video. Then I Deleted It and Did This Instead.
On hate comments, lesbian identity, and what it looks like to actually practice what you preach.
Apr 27
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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Come With Me as I Decompress After Speed Dating
I went to queer speed dating and realized I've been trying to get to the New York Times bestseller list before I've even written the first chapter.
Apr 22
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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PSYCH: On Unplanned Life Pivots and What to Do Next
My brother's diagnosis. My book in airports. The midday park naps. None of it was in the plan.
Apr 19
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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Come With Me as I Face the Real Cost of Making a Movie
The real cost of chasing my dream to win an Oscar surrounded by people I love — and why I'm doing it anyway.
Apr 15
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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One Family Ruined Creativity (And We're Still Paying For It)
On the Renaissance myth that made us think creativity belongs to an elite few — and why reclaiming it matters now more than ever.
Apr 12
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Lauren Marie Fleming
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