Laura E Hunt
Writer & Editor | Psychology, Justice & Storytelling
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Why Does Cornell Keep Coming Up? | Criminal Justice/True Crime Article/Commentary
A published Substack article examining institutional accountability, public trust, and the questions that emerge when an institution appears across separate news stories.
The piece combines case commentary, research, and personal analysis while distinguishing documented information, allegations, and unverified connections.
My role: Author.
This sample demonstrates my approach to complex subjects: accessible explanations, an engaging narrative voice, source attribution, and transparency about uncertainty.
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Making Friends With My Insecurity | Personal Essay
A personal essay exploring insecurity, self-worth, and the stories we tell ourselves about where we should be in life.
This independent writing project combines personal reflection with a psychologically informed perspective. It demonstrates my interest in making vulnerable experiences feel recognizable through an honest, conversational voice.
My role: Author.
Skills demonstrated: Personal essay writing, narrative nonfiction, reflective storytelling, and voice development.
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“I Know That. So Why Do I Still Feel This Way?” | Mental Health Essay
An original essay exploring the gap between understanding our emotional patterns and putting that awareness into practice.
Drawing on my background as a licensed mental health counselor, the piece connects psychological concepts with personal reflection, accessible explanations, and one action step to take today.
This independent writing project demonstrates my approach to mental health content: thoughtful, engaging, and evidence-based..
My role: Author.
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I am developing an original adult fantasy novel set in a world trapped in an artificial, generations-long winter. Ancient volcanic infrastructure once distributed heat across the land, but a powerful ruler seized the volcanic stronghold and redirected its warmth toward elite settlements. Now survival itself, heat, food, shelter, and movement, is controlled by those in power.
The story follows Solene, a practical and risk-averse young woman forced to leave the safety of her settlement after her brother is selected in a deadly emergency lottery. Carrying journals connected to the original heat network, she joins a dangerous expedition to uncover the truth about the winter and restore the stolen warmth.
For this project, I am developing the novel’s plot, characters, mythology, geography, political systems, survival rules, and extreme-cold environments. My work includes long-form fiction, narrative structure, character development, immersive worldbuilding, scene planning, and research into Arctic survival, geothermal systems, cold-weather settlements, and human behavior under scarcity.
At its core, the story explores concentrated power, the hoarding of survival resources, learned helplessness, grief, hope, vulnerability, and the conflict between safety and freedom.
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