Letters to Laura is the story of one woman's journey from heartbreak to healing. Told through a series of letters, this unique epistolary offers insight into coming out of the closet, losing your virginity, and learning how to genuinely grieve in the face of loss. People don't have to die to leave us and when two women-madly in love-break apart, the leaving is all too real. In this inspiringly raw work, grief shows its true nature: that of a healer. How much pain have you shoved down into the depths of your broken heart? Perhaps the light needed for your darkness lies between the lines of one brave woman's willingness to be exposed.
About the Author: Wesley Rivers is a no-nonsense individual with a strong disgust for fruitless endeavors. However if you point out how whimsical she can be, she will simply smile and reply: "but with a purpose." Wesley never avoids being brash when it's needed, determined to see herself through her own heart rather than anyone else's. She finds staring into one's own darkness to be very therapeutic and so shies away from stories, movies, or entertainment that hinges too heavily on formulas, trope-ing, or "feel good" material. Wesley is enthralled with Asian pop culture, expressing her adoration for anime, K-pop and historical Asian folklore on a daily basis. Much of her inspiration comes from the various art forms of these cultures. She adores foxes and often times plays with the idea that she is indeed the reincarnation of a Kitsune (Japanese nine-tailed fox Yokai). Being part of the community herself, Wesley has strong ties to LGBT advocacy and social activism. She will also be the first to admit that she finds two men engaging in sexual acts to be too stunning for words, never hiding that she hopes to come back in the next life as a gay man "...in a better world of course." She is a dedicated minimalist, quoted saying... "The hoarding of things is death to all the experience life can offer." Wesley Rivers adores the refinement of tea; she believes there to be more culture in a bag of tea leaves than in the entire world. Wesley sees no difference between children with fur and children without, having five fur-babies: two cats and three dogs. She believes all life matters and the idea that some matter more is primarily what's wrong with the world. Bio blurbs like this make Wesley cringe, mainly because she despises being tied down or forced to represent herself in a certain way. Loving change for the sake of change, her work spans several genres. "Being pinned to one genre or style is the equivalent of staying in the right lane, going 20 miles an hour...boring. Writing is my way of landing on the moon, flying with angels, fighting dragons, doing the impossible." -Wesley Rivers Wesley Rivers is charmingly kooky beyond reason, willful beyond words, and warm beyond understanding. She is a spitfire for the ages, but still classy as fuck. Wesley embodies the idea that we don't have to define or identify ourselves with petty human concepts, but instead we can embrace each present moment-the NOW-and just BE. "Let your DO be playful, and your You just BE." -Wesley Rivers