Lira Kellerman

Lira Kellerman

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Bio

Lira Kellerman is an actress, author, storyteller, and fire dancer. She proudly impresses people with the fact that in a city of 4 million people, she ranked 11th at the inaugural Los Angeles Pun Off Competition, but always sheepishly admits there were only twelve competitors. 

Lira Kellerman Articles

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Looking Like My Mother Is The Closest I'll Ever Be To Her

She was a mother who couldn’t mother. Mental illness absorbed my mother’s maternal soul and left a hollow shell that morphed her.

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Lira KellermanErin Khar
The Christmas travel was taking more and more tolls on our bodies, and we were getting grumpier every year. (Photo courtesy of the author.)

I Refuse To Spend Christmas With My Family & I'm Happier For It

The Christmas travel was taking more and more tolls on our bodies, and we were getting grumpier every year.

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Lira KellermanErin Khar
Photo by Maddi Bazzocco on Unsplash

My Friend-With-Benefits Isn’t Even My Friend

I call him by his full first name. Not the nickname his friends call him; that’s too familiar. He’s not a friend-with-benefits because he’s not my friend.

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Lira KellermanErin Khar