Lauren Duca is uncomfortable talking about herself in the third person but has heard that it can be effective for things like this. She is a writer, reporter and L.A. Press Club award-winner, which is annoying because it significantly reduces her ability to make self-deprecating jokes in this bio. Her work can be found in The Guardian and New York magazine, in addition to other places including a weird scrap book her parents have been making since she was in kindergarten.