Personal Essay

Silver Spoons and Butter Knives

On class, care, and learning how to swallow love

Dec 27, 2025 • Alaura Dannon Rich

A Relic from a War I Started

On leaving, losing, and learning to surrender

Aug 7, 2025 • Alaura Dannon Rich

Daughter of the Town Felon

Daddy’s in the crawl space—and he's high on crack again

May 9, 2025 • Alaura Dannon Rich

Equipped for what, exactly?

Spiraling about justice under capitalism, fascism, and burnout

May 7, 2025 • Alaura Dannon Rich

The orange cat, the letter, and the decade since

July 30, 2015 — I was fifteen, and I was done surviving.

Apr 17, 2025 • Alaura Dannon Rich

Grateful, Restless, and Rooted: Welcome to A Rich Perspective

What we survive, what we deserve—and why I write.

Apr 13, 2025 • Alaura Dannon Rich

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