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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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