and then the explosion.
Q&A
Q&A with Melissa Fraterrigo, author of The Perils of Girlhood
Writing isn't therapy. But that doesn't mean that you don't have an emotional reaction when you are writing something that's emotionally challenging.
POETRY
“The World Beginning” and “Joy Shall Be Yours in the Morning”
I am a psychic mother from psychic
mothers/Mine planted flowers
right before I fell in love/still I love
WIT TEA
Domestic Discipline for the Perimenopausal
The safe word is “Mucinex.”
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“Like This” and other poems
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Narrative Arc of No One’s Gumara
That he spends more time narrating what he would do to you than doing most, if any, of it is the kind of intermittent reward used to create addiction in lab rats. You are the rat.
Lesser-Known Facts About Birthdays
If someone invites you to a birthday party for their dog, you are not required to purchase a gift.



