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'Make of me a piecemeal mound' — poetry by Matthew Gustafson
Mar 10, 2026
'Make of me a piecemeal mound' — poetry by Matthew Gustafson
Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
'the fever always holds' — poetry by Abbie Allison
Mar 10, 2026
'the fever always holds' — poetry by Abbie Allison
Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
'those petty midnights' — poetry by Zoë Davis
Mar 10, 2026
'those petty midnights' — poetry by Zoë Davis
Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
'my dear vesuvius' — poetry by jp thorn
Mar 9, 2026
'my dear vesuvius' — poetry by jp thorn
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
'In the doom tunnel' — poetry by Melissa Eleftherion
Mar 9, 2026
'In the doom tunnel' — poetry by Melissa Eleftherion
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
'Love me as a wilderness' — Ruth Martinez
Mar 9, 2026
'Love me as a wilderness' — Ruth Martinez
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
'lost in the  rapture of man' — poetry by Ian Berger
Mar 9, 2026
'lost in the rapture of man' — poetry by Ian Berger
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
'Stop trying to write something beautiful' — poetry by Diana Whitney
Mar 9, 2026
'Stop trying to write something beautiful' — poetry by Diana Whitney
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
'I am a devotee' — poetry by Patricia Grisafi
Mar 9, 2026
'I am a devotee' — poetry by Patricia Grisafi
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
'come enflesh  our feast' — poetry by Haley Hodges
Mar 9, 2026
'come enflesh our feast' — poetry by Haley Hodges
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
'noonday I dive' — poetry by Karen Earle
Mar 9, 2026
'noonday I dive' — poetry by Karen Earle
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
'To eat dying stars' — poetry by Juliet Cook
Mar 9, 2026
'To eat dying stars' — poetry by Juliet Cook
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
‘same spectral symphony’ — poetry by Julio César Villegas
Jan 1, 2026
‘same spectral symphony’ — poetry by Julio César Villegas
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'I think I know why I am looking at roses' — poetry by Stephanie Victoire
Jan 1, 2026
'I think I know why I am looking at roses' — poetry by Stephanie Victoire
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'All the trees are you' — poetry by Barbara Ungar
Jan 1, 2026
'All the trees are you' — poetry by Barbara Ungar
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'girl straddles the axis  of ancient  and eternal' — poetry by Grace Dignazio
Jan 1, 2026
'girl straddles the axis of ancient and eternal' — poetry by Grace Dignazio
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'Talk light with me' — poetry by Catherine Graham
Jan 1, 2026
'Talk light with me' — poetry by Catherine Graham
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'How thy high horse hath fallen' — poetry by Madeline Blair
Jan 1, 2026
'How thy high horse hath fallen' — poetry by Madeline Blair
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'a paradise called  Loneliness' — poetry by Adam Jon Miller
Jan 1, 2026
'a paradise called  Loneliness' — poetry by Adam Jon Miller
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'Tell me I taste like hunger' — poetry by Jennifer Molnar
Jan 1, 2026
'Tell me I taste like hunger' — poetry by Jennifer Molnar
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'I prayed to be released from my longing' — poetry by Michelle Reale
Jan 1, 2026
'I prayed to be released from my longing' — poetry by Michelle Reale
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'Resurrection dance, a prelude' — poetry by V.C. Myers
Jan 1, 2026
'Resurrection dance, a prelude' — poetry by V.C. Myers
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'It is noon and the sun is ill' — poetry by Raquel Dionísio Abrantes
Jan 1, 2026
'It is noon and the sun is ill' — poetry by Raquel Dionísio Abrantes
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'every moon rolling fat through the night' — poetry by Zann Carter
Jan 1, 2026
'every moon rolling fat through the night' — poetry by Zann Carter
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
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Jan 1, 2026
'I have been monstrously good' — erasures by Lauren Davis
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'The light slices the mouth' — poetry by Aakriti Kuntal
Jan 1, 2026
'The light slices the mouth' — poetry by Aakriti Kuntal
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'quiet grandfathers  in dark tuxedos' — poetry by Scott Ferry
Dec 19, 2025
'quiet grandfathers in dark tuxedos' — poetry by Scott Ferry
Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
'made a deal / with Azrael' — poetry by Triniti Wade
Dec 19, 2025
'made a deal / with Azrael' — poetry by Triniti Wade
Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
'The birth of a body that never unraveled' — an excerpt by Hillary Leftwich
Dec 19, 2025
'The birth of a body that never unraveled' — an excerpt by Hillary Leftwich
Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
'Time's metronome blank' — poetry by Rehan Qayoom
Dec 19, 2025
'Time's metronome blank' — poetry by Rehan Qayoom
Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
Andrew Neel

Andrew Neel

How To Save A Teenager From Heartbreak (Spoiler: You Can’t)

December 28, 2016

My daughter has had two boyfriends so far. She’s a late starter (not a problem for me) and quite a picky gal (also not a problem). Last weekend she asked if she could stay at boyfriend number two’s place in upstate New York. Not having met him, I said no but he can come to our place.

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Tags mothers, daughters, motherhood
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Remember when your kid discovered The Cure and you were a proud mama?

Remember when your kid discovered The Cure and you were a proud mama?

My Baby’s Not a Baby Anymore (& Some Advice on Dealing With That)

February 19, 2016

Recently, my daughter turned NINETEEN. I’m feeling a little nostalgic so I’ve decided to forgo the literary stuff and give a little list of the best and the worst of my mothering adventures and how I coped through them. I am so proud and pleased that this wonderful creature came through me. I take some of the blame for her problems but I know she was destined to be just who she is – an arty, slightly moody, over-intelligent, secure and yet slightly insecure girl-on-the-verge-of-woman with the world at her fingertips and just enough strength to reach for it.

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In Lifestyle Tags motherhood, daughters, aging
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'I think I know why I am looking at roses' — poetry by Stephanie Victoire
Stephanie Victoire
'I think I know why I am looking at roses' — poetry by Stephanie Victoire
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Stephanie Victoire
'All the trees are you' — poetry by Barbara Ungar
Barbara Ungar
'All the trees are you' — poetry by Barbara Ungar
Barbara Ungar
Barbara Ungar
'girl straddles the axis  of ancient  and eternal' — poetry by Grace Dignazio
Grace Dignazio
'girl straddles the axis of ancient and eternal' — poetry by Grace Dignazio
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'Make of me a piecemeal mound' — poetry by Matthew Gustafson
Matthew Gustafson
Matthew Gustafson
'Make of me a piecemeal mound' — poetry by Matthew Gustafson
Matthew Gustafson
Matthew Gustafson
Matthew Gustafson
Matthew Gustafson
'the fever always holds' — poetry by Abbie Allison
Abbie Allison
Abbie Allison
'the fever always holds' — poetry by Abbie Allison
Abbie Allison
Abbie Allison
Abbie Allison
Abbie Allison
'those petty midnights' — poetry by Zoë Davis
Zoë Davis
Zoë Davis
'those petty midnights' — poetry by Zoë Davis
Zoë Davis
Zoë Davis
Zoë Davis
Zoë Davis
'my dear vesuvius' — poetry by jp thorn
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jp thorn
'my dear vesuvius' — poetry by jp thorn
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jp thorn
jp thorn
jp thorn
'In the doom tunnel' — poetry by Melissa Eleftherion
Melissa Eleftherion
Melissa Eleftherion
'In the doom tunnel' — poetry by Melissa Eleftherion
Melissa Eleftherion
Melissa Eleftherion
Melissa Eleftherion
Melissa Eleftherion
'Love me as a wilderness' — Ruth Martinez
Ruth Martinez
Ruth Martinez
'Love me as a wilderness' — Ruth Martinez
Ruth Martinez
Ruth Martinez
Ruth Martinez
Ruth Martinez
'lost in the  rapture of man' — poetry by Ian Berger
Ian Berger
Ian Berger
'lost in the rapture of man' — poetry by Ian Berger
Ian Berger
Ian Berger
Ian Berger
Ian Berger
'Stop trying to write something beautiful' — poetry by Diana Whitney
Diana Whitney
Diana Whitney
'Stop trying to write something beautiful' — poetry by Diana Whitney
Diana Whitney
Diana Whitney
Diana Whitney
Diana Whitney
'I am a devotee' — poetry by Patricia Grisafi
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'I am a devotee' — poetry by Patricia Grisafi
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trish grisafi
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'come enflesh  our feast' — poetry by Haley Hodges
Haley Hodges
Haley Hodges
'come enflesh our feast' — poetry by Haley Hodges
Haley Hodges
Haley Hodges
Haley Hodges
Haley Hodges
'noonday I dive' — poetry by Karen Earle
Karen Earle
Karen Earle
'noonday I dive' — poetry by Karen Earle
Karen Earle
Karen Earle
Karen Earle
Karen Earle
'To eat dying stars' — poetry by Juliet Cook
Juliet Cook
Juliet Cook
'To eat dying stars' — poetry by Juliet Cook
Juliet Cook
Juliet Cook
Juliet Cook
Juliet Cook
‘same spectral symphony’ — poetry by Julio César Villegas
Julio César Villegas
Julio César Villegas
‘same spectral symphony’ — poetry by Julio César Villegas
Julio César Villegas
Julio César Villegas
Julio César Villegas
Julio César Villegas
'I think I know why I am looking at roses' — poetry by Stephanie Victoire
Stephanie Victoire
Stephanie Victoire
'I think I know why I am looking at roses' — poetry by Stephanie Victoire
Stephanie Victoire
Stephanie Victoire
Stephanie Victoire
Stephanie Victoire
'All the trees are you' — poetry by Barbara Ungar
Barbara Ungar
Barbara Ungar
'All the trees are you' — poetry by Barbara Ungar
Barbara Ungar
Barbara Ungar
Barbara Ungar
Barbara Ungar
'girl straddles the axis  of ancient  and eternal' — poetry by Grace Dignazio
Grace Dignazio
Grace Dignazio
'girl straddles the axis of ancient and eternal' — poetry by Grace Dignazio
Grace Dignazio
Grace Dignazio
Grace Dignazio
Grace Dignazio
'Talk light with me' — poetry by Catherine Graham
Catherine Graham
Catherine Graham
'Talk light with me' — poetry by Catherine Graham
Catherine Graham
Catherine Graham
Catherine Graham
Catherine Graham
'How thy high horse hath fallen' — poetry by Madeline Blair
Madeline Blair
Madeline Blair
'How thy high horse hath fallen' — poetry by Madeline Blair
Madeline Blair
Madeline Blair
Madeline Blair
Madeline Blair
'a paradise called  Loneliness' — poetry by Adam Jon Miller
Adam Jon Miller
Adam Jon Miller
'a paradise called  Loneliness' — poetry by Adam Jon Miller
Adam Jon Miller
Adam Jon Miller
Adam Jon Miller
Adam Jon Miller
'Tell me I taste like hunger' — poetry by Jennifer Molnar
Jennifer Molnar
Jennifer Molnar
'Tell me I taste like hunger' — poetry by Jennifer Molnar
Jennifer Molnar
Jennifer Molnar
Jennifer Molnar
Jennifer Molnar
'I prayed to be released from my longing' — poetry by Michelle Reale
Michelle Reale
Michelle Reale
'I prayed to be released from my longing' — poetry by Michelle Reale
Michelle Reale
Michelle Reale
Michelle Reale
Michelle Reale
'Resurrection dance, a prelude' — poetry by V.C. Myers
V.C. Myers
V.C. Myers
'Resurrection dance, a prelude' — poetry by V.C. Myers
V.C. Myers
V.C. Myers
V.C. Myers
V.C. Myers
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