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Letters from a Mother with Mental Illness

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Broken Home–In Which the Pig Wore Lipstick

Posted on June 29, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, The expression “to put lipstick on a pig” is one meant to indicate that someone’s trying to… Read more Broken Home–In Which the Pig Wore Lipstick

Be Our Guest–In Which Good Things Come in Short Letters from Linda & Penny

Posted on May 10, 2016 by dearlilyjune

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

Waking with Dry Eyes–In Which We Update Your Happy List

Posted on February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, I went to bed last night crying because YOU fell asleep last night crying. I suppose this… Read more Waking with Dry Eyes–In Which We Update Your Happy List

Happiness is a Warm Bottle–In Which Life Is Full of Simple Pleasures

Posted on October 6, 2015February 11, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, There are whole branches of philosophy, religion, ethics and psychology devoted to what makes a person happy.… Read more Happiness is a Warm Bottle–In Which Life Is Full of Simple Pleasures

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