The diary

Stories from the
messy middle.

Personal stories and essays by Carrie Pyle Lawrence. Divorce, dating, parenting and the messy business of starting over.

Carrie writing and planning a new beginning.
Starting over

The New Beginning

On wanting to be loved, rediscovering your ambition and building a future that does not depend on being chosen.

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Carrie on a candlelit date, illustrating The Four C’s.
Relationships

The Four C’s

When you no longer need someone to build a life, what do you actually want?

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