To Know Love Like This: A Poem About Friendship, Isolation, and Finding Your Way Back
To know love like friendship is what inspired my break from a relationship where there was no love.
The Cost of Patience: How Enduring Love Actually Costs You
My problem is that it takes me too long to reach my boiling point. Truth be told, I'm blessed.
Heartstrings and High Values: A Poem About What's Actually Missing From Dating Today
It's been said I'm an anxious attacher. Too much of a mother. In my masculine era. A holder-oner. A believe-in-lover.
Hungry: A Poem Written as a Recipe for Everything Worth Having
Stay hungry. Mostly for love. I like sweet things. Last time though, something was off.
Crumbling: A Poem About Beautiful Brokenness
A crumbling cake still smells sweet. Still tastes like heaven. Still melts the same — maybe just a little faster.
Ever After: A Poem About What Comes After the Happily
Ever after what ever after? ever after what? The prompt for the day was 'ever after' not 'happily ever after' which was the plot twist I needed.
My Lady of Miracles: A Tribute to Mary Ford's Life, Legacy, and Love
Hail Mary Full of Grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women. And blessed is the fruit of your womb... Mary, the mother of Jesus, goes by more than a few names.
IKIGAI After Honor: What My Son Taught Me About Love I Said Didn't Exist
I wrote a whole book arguing that love, as we know it, doesn't exist. Then Honor arrived. And I'm still unconvinced. But for different reasons now.
Why Bobby Love Deserves Cheryl's Love
Thousands of people gathered in the comments to call Cheryl a fool and Bobby a psychopath. I'm here to tell you why they're both wrong.
Ma: A Birthday Letter to the Greatest of All Time
In the time I've known her, she's transformed from mom to best friend. From crazy lady to superwoman. From know-it-all to actually knows-it-all. Happy Birthday, Ma.
A Letter to My Best Friend's Groom
In 24 years, we never had to put anyone before each other. Marriage changes that. Here's what I needed him to know before he became her husband.