Lawrence Lease
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Alaska born and bred, Washington DC is my home. I'm also a freelance writer. Love politics and history.
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I Stayed in Line—And It Changed My Day
It didn’t feel like anything at first. Just a receipt, a plastic bag, and the quiet hum of a Tuesday afternoon that hadn’t decided what it wanted to be yet. The line at the grocery store had been longer than it needed to be—one of those slow, creeping lines where you question every decision that brought you there. Wrong time, wrong lane, wrong everything.
By Lawrence Lease3 days ago in Motivation
The Bridge That Stayed Standing Too Long
The county left the bridge in place because removing it cost more than admitting it was dangerous. That was the joke in town, though nobody laughed when they said it. They said it in the feed store, in line at the gas station, over coffee at Mae’s Diner while rain ticked against the windows and the river rose another inch on the chalk-marked post behind the sheriff’s office.
By Lawrence Lease3 days ago in Fiction
Pan American Day: A Quiet Celebration of Unity Across the Americas
Every year on April 14, a date slips by that most people don’t circle on their calendars—but maybe they should. Pan American Day isn’t loud, commercialized, or tied to big sales or flashy traditions. Instead, it represents something more subtle but arguably more important: the idea that countries across North, Central, and South America can work together, despite their differences, toward shared goals.
By Lawrence Lease3 days ago in FYI
As War Continues, All Eyes Turn to Ankara
As the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran enters its second month, much of the global focus has centered on the fate of Iran’s Islamic Republic. However, a quieter but equally significant shift is unfolding—Turkey’s growing role as a dominant regional power.
By Lawrence Lease3 days ago in FYI
The War in Iran is Spreading FAST
The Middle East is entering one of the most volatile moments in its modern history. What began as a massive joint offensive by the United States and Israel against Iran has rapidly escalated into a multi-front regional conflict. Airstrikes, missile launches, drone attacks, and cyber operations are unfolding across several countries simultaneously.
By Lawrence Leaseabout a month ago in FYI
Ranking My Favorite Film Franchise "Scream"
What’s your favorite scary movie franchise? If you clicked on this, you already know mine. And honestly, what better series to ride for than Scream? Dreamed up by Kevin Williamson and the late, legendary Wes Craven, this razor-sharp slasher saga isn’t just iconic—it practically resurrected the genre in the mid-’90s. When the first film hit theaters, slashers were limping along. Then Ghostface called, and everything changed.
By Lawrence Leaseabout a month ago in Geeks
Mexico Is At War
“Terrifying.” “Surreal.” “Scary.” Those were the words an American tourist used to describe what unfolded in Puerto Vallarta, the resort city so many travelers associate with beaches, nightlife, and cruise ships—not burning vehicles and military convoys.
By Lawrence Lease2 months ago in FYI
Optimizing for the Grade: Inside the Academic Performance Machine
Every system begins as a promise. In school, the promise is simple: work hard, learn the material, demonstrate understanding, and you will be rewarded. Grades will reflect knowledge. Transcripts will tell a clean story about your abilities. Colleges and employers will read that story and understand who you are.
By Lawrence Lease2 months ago in Humans
Possible Accomplice and Getaway Driver in Nancy Guthrie Disappearance
Twenty days have now passed since Nancy Guthrie vanished, and the atmosphere outside her home has changed in a way that feels impossible to ignore. What was once a quiet residential street has slowly transformed into something closer to a vigil. Flowers line the sidewalk. Handwritten messages flutter in the desert air. Candles, religious icons, and letters addressed to Nancy—or even to her kidnappers—have appeared, placed there by neighbors who can no longer remain distant observers.
By Lawrence Lease2 months ago in Criminal
From DNA to Cell Phone Pings to Witnesses - ALL the Unknowns in the Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Case
When investigators confront a disappearance like Nancy Guthrie’s, the truth rarely reveals itself through dramatic breakthroughs. Instead, it emerges slowly, pieced together through patterns—tiny, often invisible clues that form a digital and physical trail. Two of the most powerful tools in that process are neighborhood surveillance footage and cellular data. Together, they can reconstruct movements, identify anomalies, and ultimately expose the presence of someone who didn’t belong.
By Lawrence Lease2 months ago in Criminal
Inside the Sordid World of Jeffrey Epstein and What His Troubling Emails to Women Really Reveal
There’s something almost hypnotic about the Epstein document archive. Sitting down to explore it isn’t just research—it’s immersion. Hours disappear as you scroll through emails, attachments, and fragments of conversations that hint at a larger system operating behind the scenes. The sheer volume alone is overwhelming. And yet, paradoxically, what’s most striking isn’t what’s there. It’s the constant awareness that much more may still be missing.
By Lawrence Lease2 months ago in Criminal
Polygraphs, Border Questions, and the Long Wait: Inside the Latest Developments in the Nancy Guthrie Investigation
They line the front of the property in quiet rows, most of them yellow, placed there by neighbors and strangers alike. They represent something simple but powerful: hope. Even as the investigation moves forward behind closed doors, the physical presence of those flowers is a reminder that Nancy is not forgotten.
By Lawrence Lease2 months ago in Criminal
