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The Lightning Strike That Burned Through My Family, for Catapult

The Lightning Strike That Burned Through My Family, for Catapult

New work published this week!

Lauren Maxwell
Feb 12, 2022
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Lightning at Sea, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1922

A piece I wrote about lightning, and the way it shaped my life, was published by Catapult this week. I’m thrilled.

In the nearly eighteen months that led to this piece being published, I have grown very fond of its origin story, which is fitting because the essay is, in fact, my origin story. It goes something lik…

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