Dear family and friends: A letter about my divorce written on my 16th wedding anniversary. (By Lolly)
Dear family and friends, Today is an important day for me. It marks the 16th year since Josh and I were married in the Salt Lake Temple. It also marks 6 years since we had our first viral post, which brought many of you into our lives. I know that there are a lot of...
Turning a Unicorn into a Bat: the Post in Which We Announce the End of our Marriage
(And the post in which we sincerely apologize to every member of the LGBTQIA community) (all photos in the post taken by Kailey Shakespear.) (Admin note: You can view a copy of the original post from five years ago here. A copy was made because the original post was...
In the wake of a hurricane, things start to repair
(I wrote this yesterday.) Hello, world. I am sitting here with one of my besties, Zina Petersen, in her sister’s beach house in Jacksonville Florida. Zina invited me to fly out as she housesits for her sister so that we can have our own wonderful little writing...
California Poppies
When my mom was sick–several years in–she went outside one afternoon in the summer and saw that poppies had grown spontaneously in our side-yard. They were orange and bright. She was something of a gardener. I have many memories of her outside in the...Stream of Consciousnesses
Stream of consciousness as we drive: I’m listening to the Brahms violin concerto. It’s… I haven’t decided yet. I’d never heard it before this week. I’ve been thinking a lot about poetry–it’s like my mind revolves around...Over 5 Million Served
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