Laura M. Browning sees what others do not: the crumbling mural under the overpass, the rising novelist on the South Side, the innards of the factory that makes the dessert you're enjoying—those stylish socks you're wearing—and she writes about them so vividly, so intricately, that others may see. So we were not surprised that whenever we visited a new social networking site, Laura had already been there, opening accounts, exploring possibilities, finding new ways to scatter the seeds of ideas across the universe.

Jeff McMahon
Editor of Contrary Magazine, and Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Chicago

Laura’s fact checking and copy editing skills are of the highest quality, and she never misses a deadline.

Sylvia Wallace, Director
Copy Department, Encyclopaedia Britannica

Laura's admirable dedication to her work would be her biggest asset if it weren't for her attention to detail. The peeling paint, the crumbling brick, the vivid colors: these are the details that others too often overlook but that catch Laura's eye. It's these things that interest her, the small stories too often overlooked. When paired with her aforementioned work ethic, Laura's work for Chicagoist is always of the highest quality and has been produced with the utmost thought and care.

Marcus Gilmer, Editor-in-Chief
Chicagoist.com

I was applying to a competitive master’s degree program and Laura helped me make significant changes to my writing sample. The original piece was thirty-five pages, and she helped me edit it down to the required fifteen pages, masterfully distilling its best aspects for optimal presentation. I believe Laura’s editing of my writing sample was crucial for my admission. Not only was I accepted to the program, but I received a large scholarship thanks to Laura’s help! 

Dacia Harrold, M.D., M.A.

I was writing a ten page paper to present at a symposium that came out of several chapters of my dissertation. Laura's editing and the questions she asked helped me to eliminate extraneous information and focus my paper and clarify my prose.

Rose May, PhD Candidate
Art History, Temple University