I’ve been half-jokingly saying that I’ll publish a volume entitled The Portable Laura Roberts for a while now. At one point in my life, a then-boyfriend had dedicated a website to the notable quotables I had constructed in my various letters and emails to him. Since this was in the pre-Facebook and pre-blog days, back when only important Ivy League university students were allotted FIVE WHOLE PAGES of their own, this was highly complimentary. Even though most of the quotes were totally absurd, especially when taken out of context, and the page was itself a hideous green color (probably because no one knew the hex codes except for computer science majors), it made me laugh.

Hell, it still makes me laugh. And I’m kind of peeved that the Wayback Machine can’t seem to locate it. But, alas, the web is all too impermanent (despite The Social Network’s claims otherwise).

So, in the spirit of nostalgia and utter silliness, I have compiled an ebook instead. I have titled it The Portable Laura Roberts, made its cover (a not-too-hideous) green, and it currently contains a sampler of my various writings, along with a completely absurd introduction. Eventually I may also add more of my nonfictional works (columns, book reviews, etc.), à la The Portable Dorothy Parker, but for now you’ll have to be content with my fictional works, as well as the first chapter of my forthcoming novel, Naked Montréal.

You can snag a copy for just 99 cents, only at Amazon. Enjoy!