Be Our Guest–In Which Mrs. Minion Fought the Darkness and Won

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

Bucket List in a Jar–In Which There Are Letters Within Letters

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, These days, well-meaning coworkers and colleagues, mostly seasoned veteran mothers, lean across my desk and inquire, genuinely… Read more First Firsts–In Which You Teach Me the True Meaning of Insomnia

Dear Lily June, As human beings, we live in the flimsy structures of our fleshy bodies. Our hearts, like birds,… Read more Forgiving the Flesh–In Which I Recount the Ways My Body Has Betrayed Me

Dear Lily June, It’s hard to believe that two months ago to the very day, you emerged into the world… Read more The Delivery, Part III–In Which You Make Your Grand Entrance in the Surgical Theater

Dear Lily June, If you’re ever pregnant someday, you’ll get to a point where you look and feel like this… Read more The Delivery, Part II–In Which I Fail to Progress as a Mother and a Human Being