Archive - Allison Writes

My first published poem

Mar 8 •

December 2023

How To Write A Christmas Letter

Step One: Start with a generic holiday greeting. Include the words “I hope this letter finds you…” Dearest Family and Friends, Merry Christmas! I hope…

Dec 11, 2023 •

October 2023

Preschool Drop-Off

To listen to this poem, click below. For weeks I envisioned a house of quiet solitude bereft of tiny messes and constant cries, I reached with palms…

Oct 23, 2023 •

September 2023

If I Had My Own

Sep 22, 2023 •

May 2023

The Heart Ceremony

On grief in motherhood

May 31, 2023 •

April 2023

Yucky. Messy. Dirty.

When my son turned two, we had a trash party. In the middle of his party, we dumped our Christmas wrapping trash bags onto the ground and created an…

Apr 21, 2023 •

February 2023

Feb 3, 2023 •

January 2023

A Toast To Girl's Night

I’m sitting at a table across from one of my closest friends, toasting icy margaritas and trying not to cry into my enchiladas. In just one week, I’ll…

Jan 20, 2023 •

A sacred journey

I still remember the day. August 3, 2021. Miles was 7 months old and I was just starting to crawl out of the haze of postpartum anxiety and sleep…

Jan 13, 2023 •

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