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Email Inquiry- Audiobook Release 'Growing Memories

Musical Audiobook

is set for release in July, 2026

Growing Memories:

A Musical Circle Story of Love, Loss and Renewal

(Pen Name: Laurel O'Cleary)

Within current audio storytelling for young audiences, sound design is still most often used in a supportive or atmospheric capacity alongside linear narration. This project responds to that gap by developing a modular narrative structure in which voice, original music, and environmental sound function as co-equal compositional elements, each contributing directly to narrative architecture, pacing, and emotional form.
The work reflects broader shifts in contemporary sound art and audio composition toward cyclical, spatial, and non-linear approaches to storytelling, where meaning emerges through repetition, variation, and sonic motif development. By organizing the narrative through seasonal cycles and recurring sonic themes, the project positions listening itself as a compositional space in which time, memory, and transformation are structurally shaped through sound.

Email Inquiry- Grief Literacy Resources

Laurel offers arts-integrated grief literacy resources that support children, educators, and school communities in navigating experiences of loss, change, and emotional growth with compassion and care.

Rooted in early childhood education, nature connection, social-emotional learning, and creative expression, these resources help create emotionally supportive learning environments where conversations about grief can be approached in developmentally responsive and meaningful ways.

Through audio-stories, music, reflective activities, educator guide, and creative learning experiences, this Growing Memories musical audiobook project encourages emotional awareness, connection, resilience, and community care within schools and educational settings.