Archive - Come As You Are

Riddles at Parties

Six-and-a-half hours after our mother died, I stood at Staples with my brother, trying to figure out what size cardboard boxes to buy, and how many.

Aug 15 • Ally Hamilton

Newton's Third Law

Last Friday I drove up the coast with my daughter to attend the wedding of close friends.

Aug 6 • Ally Hamilton

Gods, Moms, and Monsters, An Odyssey

Today on the pod, Dina and I talk about holding the ache of the empty nest and the excitement of what a third act might hold simultaneously, the odyssey…

Aug 2 • Ally Hamilton and Dina Honour

57:44

July 2026

One thing I dislike with the heat of a thousand suns is the feeling that arises when someone says they love you, but wants you to stand in a field of…

Jul 30 • Ally Hamilton

What if we met in person? That would be so cool.

Reset in the Redwoods: a long weekend of writing, reconnecting, hiking, laughing and a little yoga

Jul 28 • Ally Hamilton

Broken Boys and Angry Men

A podcast episode with my favorite guy under the sun (my son!) talking about toxic masculinity, healthy masculinity, and what it means to be a good man

Jul 23 • Ally Hamilton

1:17:52

When I was seventeen, I ended up in a relationship with a man more than twice my age.

Jul 20 • Ally Hamilton

Go Ahead, Jump to Conclusions

The podcast version

Jul 14 • Ally Hamilton

1:10:30

Go Ahead, Jump to Conclusions

I am not someone who likes drama.

Jul 10 • Ally Hamilton

Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman

Independence Day in the land of fake problems

Jul 3 • Ally Hamilton

June 2026

The Biggest Loser

Blow Your House Down

Jun 26 • Ally Hamilton

The Reflecting Pool is Perfect

Sometimes you write a thing in your head for a week before you start writing it with your fingertips, especially if the subject is one that hurts.

Jun 19 • Ally Hamilton

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