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Category: Domestic Violence

Star of Wonder–On the Occasion that It’s Time for Me to Pass Down a Gift

Posted on December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, When I asked your dad, Ryan, whose never been a big fan of Christmas (for reasons all… Read more Star of Wonder–On the Occasion that It’s Time for Me to Pass Down a Gift

The Climbing Fish–On the Occasion that Your Family Periodically Falls Apart

Posted on December 13, 2016December 13, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, The call came in yesterday. My cousin Whitley, who had been bankrolling my sister’s work-from-home job as a… Read more The Climbing Fish–On the Occasion that Your Family Periodically Falls Apart

The Talk, Part 15 of 10,000–On the Occasion that Love Hurts

Posted on November 3, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, We live in a world where domestic violence and sexual assault exist. I lived in a home… Read more The Talk, Part 15 of 10,000–On the Occasion that Love Hurts

From the Blueblack Cold–On the Occasion of Your Grandfather’s Birthday

Posted on October 27, 2016October 28, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, It is my father’s–your grandpap Edward’s–birthday. This day of the year is always a loaded one for… Read more From the Blueblack Cold–On the Occasion of Your Grandfather’s Birthday

Origins–In Which Your Grandpap Came for a Visit

Posted on May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, Someday you will understand that the people you love–maybe even me–can’t always be there for you in… Read more Origins–In Which Your Grandpap Came for a Visit

Postscript to the Bond–In Which I (Try to) Smooth the Split-Ends

Posted on January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, It doesn’t seem fair to end it there. My “Bond” post needs a postscript. So here goes.… Read more Postscript to the Bond–In Which I (Try to) Smooth the Split-Ends

The Bond–In Which I Wonder How We’ll Connect

Posted on January 6, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, It’s been coming up again and again in my conversations with the other stranger-friends I interact with… Read more The Bond–In Which I Wonder How We’ll Connect

Only the Fire-born–In Which I Do My Homework

Posted on January 4, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, As per my promise last week, I’ve written a poem based on my second prompt, an imitation… Read more Only the Fire-born–In Which I Do My Homework

The Soul of a Clown–In Which I (Try to) Make Amends

Posted on December 15, 2015 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, In creating this blog and writing these letters to you, I promised myself I would be honest.… Read more The Soul of a Clown–In Which I (Try to) Make Amends

In Others’ Words–In Which It’s a Very Belated Day Three of the Three Day Quotation Challenge

Posted on October 20, 2015December 4, 2015 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, I’ve got my fingers crossed that you didn’t notice this last day of the quote challenge took… Read more In Others’ Words–In Which It’s a Very Belated Day Three of the Three Day Quotation Challenge

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