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

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

Hide and Seek–On the Occasion that You Need to Get Lost

Dear Lily June, I have been lost to this blog for almost a month. I have been absent from letter-writing lately, maybe… Read more Hide and Seek–On the Occasion that You Need to Get Lost

Dear Lily June, We’ve reached the dog days of summer, as evidenced by the fact that, just this past weekend,… Read more On a Scale of Meh to Ennui–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself Bored, Period.

Dear Lily June, Right now, the world seems to be a very dark place indeed. If you look at just… Read more Pandora’s Jar–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself in Despair

Dear Lily June, Somewhere out there is a photo of me. I hate to be blunt, but I don’t believe… Read more The Talk, Part 13 of 10,000–In Which I Ask You To Do As I Say, Not as I Posed

Dear Lily June, The other day, I got into an argument with a co-worker. There is a TV in the… Read more Wrinkles & Grays–In Which We Get Older Everyday

Dear Lily June, Your birthday has come and gone, and I wish, desperately, to be able to ask you, “Do… Read more Be Our Last (Belated) Guest–In Which Shelley Talks Life and Death

Dear Lily June, At this time last year, I was still in the hospital, still waiting for you to make… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Mrs. Minion Fought the Darkness and Won

Dear Lily June, Because of what happened with my pregnancy and your birth, I am still inclined to think of… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Orchidblue Endorses Bravery & Beauty

Dear Lily June, I stalked off into Southern autumn once to follow the poet Joel Brouwer. He’d written Centuries, a… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Good Things Come in Short Letters from Linda & Penny