PinnedLynn ShattuckAn Affirmation for When the World is Too MuchSometimes, it all feels like too much.·2 min read·Jun 6, 2022--2--2
PinnedLynn ShattuckinHuman PartsI’m a Lost Girl of ADHDThis was my inner voice·6 min read·Feb 12, 2021--58--58
PinnedLynn ShattuckinP.S. I Love YouI Wish I’d Known I Didn’t Have to Abandon Myself to be a Good MotherIn my darkest moments, I imagined an alternate life in which I’d never chosen motherhood.·5 min read·Jan 18, 2021--8--8
PinnedLynn ShattuckinP.S. I Love YouI Threw Screen Time Limits Out the Window in 2020, and My Kids Are OkayThe truth is, most of us are plodding along, doing the best we can·6 min read·Jan 14, 2021--9--9
Lynn ShattuckThe Biggest Mistake I Made as a Professional WriterAs I prepare to shop my first memoir to agents, I’ve realized I’ve made one significant mistake·3 min read·Apr 28, 2021--1--1
Lynn ShattuckWriting the Waves of GriefWriting connected me to my gone brother, who suddenly seemed to be both nowhere and everywhere.·4 min read·Apr 28, 2021--1--1
Lynn ShattuckThe Questions That Haunt Us When a Friend Dies YoungWe were sensitive, longing, trying to strip ourselves of what our small town made us. You were like me, but streaked with light.·4 min read·Apr 26, 2021----
Lynn ShattuckExcavations: Struggling for Our Stories in a Pandemic and a PatriarchyWhat happens when our stories become overgrown, covered in silt, begging for breath?·5 min read·Apr 26, 2021--2--2
Lynn ShattuckThe Shape of GriefIn those early hours of shock, I envisioned an empty space dangling between two worlds — Before and After.·5 min read·Mar 30, 2021--2--2
Lynn ShattuckOur Bodies Remember: Reflecting on a Year of Covid and Other Difficult AnniversariesIn the Maine suburb where I live, the hours of sunlight are stretching. The light crust of snow from winter is melting. Each day, when I…·4 min read·Mar 12, 2021--9--9