Celebrating the Dark Anniversary–In Which I Wrestle with Survivor’s Guilt

TRIGGER WARNING–To any outside readers who have lived through a natural disaster like a tornado, please know that the following… Read more Celebrating the Dark Anniversary–In Which I Wrestle with Survivor’s Guilt

Déjà vu All Over Again–In Which I Share the Love Once More

Dear Lily June, Being nominated for the same award twice in one week (sorry, A Speck in Nature, for being… Read more Déjà vu All Over Again–In Which I Share the Love Once More

I Just Don’t Belong Here–In Which Being Young Can Suck

Dear Lily June, Your cousin Martin couldn’t have been more than eight years old when he stood under my mother’s… Read more I Just Don’t Belong Here–In Which Being Young Can Suck

Surviving Survival–In Which I Talk about PTSD

Dear Lily June, If it were in my ability to do so, I might shield you from this world in… Read more Surviving Survival–In Which I Talk about PTSD

Back in the Saddle Again–In Which I Anxiously Reinitiate Therapy for Anxiety

Dear Lily June, The first summer after the tornado, my mental state was shambling like a zombie. It hit mid-April,… Read more Back in the Saddle Again–In Which I Anxiously Reinitiate Therapy for Anxiety

The Delivery, Part III–In Which You Make Your Grand Entrance in the Surgical Theater

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