On Today Today

Dear Lily June, I owe you updates on the bad things, like how deeply I’ve sunk into a staggering depression,… Read more On Today Today

Illumination–On the Occasion That Valentine’s Day is Fast Approaching

**Haiku-ists: I swear I’ve written one. If you want to skip my letter to my daughter, you’ll find the poem… Read more Illumination–On the Occasion That Valentine’s Day is Fast Approaching

Our Leader Seemed So Sure–On the Occasion of the Inauguration in America

Dear Lily June, I had thought about saying nothing. I had thought about putting this out into the universe in… Read more Our Leader Seemed So Sure–On the Occasion of the Inauguration in America

See Dub Stuffs, Setting–On the Occasion that Indiana is a Tooth, Rotting at the Root

Dear Lily June, I’ve never been particularly good at writing setting. I know how important it can be, not just… Read more See Dub Stuffs, Setting–On the Occasion that Indiana is a Tooth, Rotting at the Root

Shedding–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself Bored for Something to Read

Dear Lily June, First and foremost, the story below is not in any way a comment on your parent’s marriage.… Read more Shedding–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself Bored for Something to Read

French Croissants and American Fear–In Which We Flex our Imaginations

Dear Lily June, At thirteen months old, you are still a mystery to me. What goes on in your imagination… Read more French Croissants and American Fear–In Which We Flex our Imaginations

High Coo–In Which Your Poet Parents Get Caught in Red Tape

Dear Lily June, Some people see poems as extraordinarily complex little puzzles. Like they were Rubik’s cubes you set to… Read more High Coo–In Which Your Poet Parents Get Caught in Red Tape

Parent Terrors–In Which We All Scream

Dear Lily June, The other night, we gave you ice cream for the first time. It was three weeks before… Read more Parent Terrors–In Which We All Scream

One Word Photo Challenge–In Which There Will Be Bokeh

Dear Lily June, Your mother is no photographer and is barely a poet. But there was something about the concept… Read more One Word Photo Challenge–In Which There Will Be Bokeh

Dear Little Heart–In Which We Recount the Horrors of the Past

Dear Lily June, It’s been since October that I shared one of the original letters I wrote to you from… Read more Dear Little Heart–In Which We Recount the Horrors of the Past