Our Leader Seemed So Sure–On the Occasion of the Inauguration in America

Dear Lily June, I had thought about saying nothing. I had thought about putting this out into the universe in… Read more Our Leader Seemed So Sure–On the Occasion of the Inauguration in America

See Dub Stuffs, Setting–On the Occasion that Indiana is a Tooth, Rotting at the Root

Dear Lily June, I’ve never been particularly good at writing setting. I know how important it can be, not just… Read more See Dub Stuffs, Setting–On the Occasion that Indiana is a Tooth, Rotting at the Root

French Croissants and American Fear–In Which We Flex our Imaginations

Dear Lily June, At thirteen months old, you are still a mystery to me. What goes on in your imagination… Read more French Croissants and American Fear–In Which We Flex our Imaginations

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

See Dubs Stuffs, Translation-In Which Angels Are Invoked

Dear Lily June, I made it through the night, though I can’t say I didn’t lean a little on the… Read more See Dubs Stuffs, Translation-In Which Angels Are Invoked

English 101–In Which We Get a Little Figurative Up in Here

Dear Lily June, If I’m going to pull from my old English teacher folders to drop some knowledge on you,… Read more English 101–In Which We Get a Little Figurative Up in Here

The Debt Sestina–In Which I Put My Money Where My Mouth Was

Dear Lily June, In the last post, I talked about how to write a sestina and offered to write one… Read more The Debt Sestina–In Which I Put My Money Where My Mouth Was

See Dubs Stuffs, The Sestina–In Which You Get Six Words

Dear Lily June, With my time as a former English teacher still haunting me, I intend to introduce another sporadic… Read more See Dubs Stuffs, The Sestina–In Which You Get Six Words