Singing the Tune Without the Words | Francesca | Substack

what I've been reading

reflections on Pond, by Clarie-Louise Bennett

Jan 15 • Francesca

manuscript-in-progress: Chapter 1

Jan 8 • Francesca

everything I've read this year

plus: plans for the coming year!

Jan 1 • Francesca

Chicago and December

a poem by W.S. Di Piero

Dec 25, 2025 • Francesca

10 moments that got me through the week

how about you??

Dec 19, 2025 • Francesca

Most Popular

Sep 21, 2024 • Francesca

25 lessons learned over 25 years of motherhood

Oct 30, 2025 • Francesca

update: the car is out of the pool

Oct 31, 2024 • Francesca

get a grip, indeed!

Nov 15, 2024 • Francesca

weekly prompt

how do pets reveal the kind of people we are?

weekly prompt 12 October 2025. plus, an announcement!

Oct 12, 2025 • Francesca

"I love them anyway."

a poem by Jericho Brown

Oct 5, 2025 • Francesca

how do you convalesce?

weekly prompt 14 sep 2025

Sep 14, 2025 • Francesca

Thank You for the Tulips

weekly prompt 7 September 2025

Sep 7, 2025 • Francesca

a poem for your Sunday

“Inside the Apple” by Yehuda Amichai

Aug 31, 2025 • Francesca

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