Dear Lily June, If you decide you do not want or need a partner in this life, honey, I shall… Read more Behind Every Great Woman–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself with a Feminist
Category: Family
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
Lessons–On the Occasion that Your Grandpa Derrick Comes for a Visit
Dear Lily June, A week from today, your maternal grandparents–your Grandma Raelyn and Grandpa Derrick–will come for a visit. A… Read more Lessons–On the Occasion that Your Grandpa Derrick Comes for a Visit
The Divided States of America–On the Occasion that There Is No There, There
Dear Lily June, I admit it: I have been avoiding you on the page. In real life, my darling daughter,… Read more The Divided States of America–On the Occasion that There Is No There, There
From the Blueblack Cold–On the Occasion of Your Grandfather’s Birthday
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
How to Carve a Pumpkin–On the Occasion that You Need a Few Pointers
Dear Lily June, Once upon a time, in the 1800s, Scottish Highlanders who needed a distraction from cold winds creeping under… Read more How to Carve a Pumpkin–On the Occasion that You Need a Few Pointers
Excerpts From the Glossary of TeaMo–On the Occasion that It’s Pumba Season
Dear Lily June, You were born long after your father and I had laid a solid groundwork of inside jokes,… Read more Excerpts From the Glossary of TeaMo–On the Occasion that It’s Pumba Season
The Talk, Part 14 of 10,000–On the Occasion that You Ask About How I Met Your Father
Dear Lily June, Once upon a time, I fell in lust with my first. When we broke up, I fell… Read more The Talk, Part 14 of 10,000–On the Occasion that You Ask About How I Met Your Father
Picking Out Curtains–On the Occasion that the World is Not Such a Beautiful Place
Dear Lily June, Recently, your father and I celebrated our sixth year of marriage to each other. It was a… Read more Picking Out Curtains–On the Occasion that the World is Not Such a Beautiful Place
One Summer–On the Occasion that You See a Loved One Committed
Dear Lily June, It’s hard to know, with a story like this, where to begin. Do I begin by telling… Read more One Summer–On the Occasion that You See a Loved One Committed
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