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My life is hard to define, but that doesn’t stop me from constantly trying. I’ve got a couple of autobiographies in progress, even though I was convinced that no one cared about the trivialities of my existence.

And then I found Lyndsay Rush. In her poetry, I saw so many of my own little details. To use an overworked cliché, I felt seen.

Through Lyndsay’s words, I realized that in so many ways, it’s not just me. It was never just me. By pointing out the minuscule details that fill our lives, she gave me permission to approve of my…

This is a book of poems. I'm not usually a huge poetry fan, but these poems somehow manage to be funny, brilliant, and touching all at once. Delightfully written by Lyndsay Rush, who calls herself "Mary Oliver's Drunk Cousin" on Instagram, and who didn't know she liked poetry until she started writing it in her 30s, I laughed out loud, I cried, I devoured this book. I read through the whole thing in one afternoon, but I definitely see myself picking up a section like "When You Have Main Character Syndrome and Aren't Looking for a Cure," and browsing the…

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