Amy McVeyBETWEEN WORDSForgive me for not writing. I want secrets of my own now. I want a spade in the dirt. I want to use my hands to turn the soil To put down…Jul 20Jul 20
Amy McVeyAND AGAIN, WITHOUT THE HATREDThe woman knew what she was doing when she looked at me from across the table and said, “I couldn’t be a part-time mother.” As if I had a…Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022
Amy McVeyMISUNDERSTANDINGHere’s the equivalent of an unsolicited dick pic My telling, all at once A jolt (Say it!) A ruinous burden. For sure, over-communication…Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022
Amy McVeyHOW TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALLPack light. Don’t even think about bringing more than can fit in your hot pink backpack. There won’t be enough room as it is in the rusty…Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022
Amy McVeyTHE REMEMBERING CHILDWhen you’re in kindergarten two boys in fresh crewcuts will stomp your toes as purple-dark as berries. There you’ll be, in your self-cut…Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022
Amy McVeyA LETTER TO THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY DURING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH FROM A 46-YEAR-OLD WOMANI’ve never had a boss ask me when we were going to fuck. Once a creative director pinched my ass at a party. Another time, one invited me…Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022
Amy McVeyFOR CICELYI know. You looked for me. I said I’d be there. I wasn’t. Not my proudest mothering moment. The thing is, I got home from work and the dog…Oct 22, 2022Oct 22, 2022
Amy McVeyON THE EVENT OF YOUR MIDNIGHT TEXTYou’re depressed. It’s chemical. Take a pill to soak it up. Sit with it like a friend. Like a song, a siren let it lull you into its inky…Oct 22, 2022Oct 22, 2022
Amy McVeyA ANDORINHAIt would be its own poem If I told you I bought a book Filled with words I did not understand On a street padded like dog’s paws Under…Oct 22, 2022Oct 22, 2022
Amy McVeyWHAT I WON’T DO FOR YOUI have been a shiny appliance Used and slammed and kicked Admired until broken Carried to the curb for the dumping lot Replaced by a shiny…Oct 22, 2022Oct 22, 2022