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 Lily June, We couldn’t have made more the picture of mother and daughter yesterday if we’d tried. There you… Read more Inherited Jeans–In Which I Describe Your Gifts and Call for Guests

Dear Lily June, A Matroyoshka doll, also known as a Russian nesting doll, is actually a series of wooden figures,… Read more Bucket List in a Jar–In Which There Are Letters Within Letters

Dear Lily June, It’s St. Patrick’s Day, my dear, a day associated in America (where we’ve co-opted it from the… Read more A Lucky Minute–In Which I Wish You a Happy St. Patty’s

Dear Lily June, There are few things in this world that rattle me more than going to the doctor. I’ve… Read more Anticip…–In Which Your Mother Goes Back to the Doctor #StellarStoryChallenge

Dear Lily June, I love your father. I truly do. But in some ways, because we’re both poets, our love… Read more Jambalaya Manifesto–In Which I Elaborate on a Lifelong Love Affair

Dear Lily June, It occurs to me not infrequently the problems of my writing so very candidly about my family.… Read more Life is Not a Spectacle–In Which I Question the Ethics of Writing This

Dear Lily June, I’m of several minds when it comes to profanity. On the one hand, I believe in freedom… Read more Frankly, My Dear–In Which We Talk Profanity

Dear Lily June, One Bit of Background I’m not much for optimism when it comes to New Year’s resolutions. I’ve… Read more Easy as 1, 2, 3–In Which I Struggle More On Purpose