Dear Lily June, I owe you updates on the bad things, like how deeply I’ve sunk into a staggering depression,… Read more On Today Today
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The Profound South, Part II–On the Occasion that You Travel to the Country (within the Country)
Dear Lily June, As completely un-Southern as it is of me to do, I’m just going to get right to… Read more The Profound South, Part II–On the Occasion that You Travel to the Country (within the Country)
Quotation Challenge, Day 3–On the Occasion of an Impending Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Dear Lily June, Allow me to repeat myself. Day 1 explains a little more about this, but essentially for three… Read more Quotation Challenge, Day 3–On the Occasion of an Impending Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Quotation Challenge, Day 2–On the Occasion of an Impending Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Dear Lily June, Day 1 explains a little more about this, but essentially for three days, I’m using the quotation… Read more Quotation Challenge, Day 2–On the Occasion of an Impending Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Quotation Challenge, Day 1–On the Occasion of an Impending Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Dear Lily June, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a paragon of virtue, a human pantheon of knowledge and a… Read more Quotation Challenge, Day 1–On the Occasion of an Impending Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Invisible Man–On the Occasion that Your Mother Takes Up Reading Harder
Dear Lily June, Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is ostensibly a novel about (forgive the heresy of the paraphrase here) a black man who… Read more Invisible Man–On the Occasion that Your Mother Takes Up Reading Harder
Covered in Skin–On the Occasion that You’re Learning Your Colors
Dear Lily June, The mother in me takes so much pride in you. We’re currently working on colors. “Geen” I… Read more Covered in Skin–On the Occasion that You’re Learning Your Colors
Lessons–On the Occasion that Your Grandpa Derrick Comes for a Visit
Dear Lily June, A week from today, your maternal grandparents–your Grandma Raelyn and Grandpa Derrick–will come for a visit. A… Read more Lessons–On the Occasion that Your Grandpa Derrick Comes for a Visit
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
Unraveling, Part III–On the Occasion of Your Meeting Carly
Dear Lily June, I’ve had a problematic relationship with dolls, anyway. Once, in a college class I took on gender… Read more Unraveling, Part III–On the Occasion of Your Meeting Carly
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