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

Be Our Last (Belated) Guest–In Which Shelley Talks Life and Death

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, It is impossible to put into a single post all the things I’m feeling now that you’ve… Read more Lily June Won–In Which You Turn One

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

Dear Lily June, In America, thirteen has traditionally been seen as an unlucky number. In fact, one of your mother’s… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Patricia Says You Should Listen to Your Dad and Me (SRSLY)

Dear Lily June, When I was little, I had a stutter. The speech pathologists who met with my mother told… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Lonna Gifts You a Bouquet of a Dozen Suggestions

Dear Lily June, Once upon a time, when I was younger, I read on the inside of a Snapple bottle… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Ellie Wishes You a Joyeux Anniversaire

Dear Lily June, One of my favorite things I’ve ever read was this little blip in a book called House… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Sandra Encourages You to Be Kind