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S.2, E.0.75, New Poetry: “She & Me”

[Poetry] a new MorningPoem about my dog and people I miss.

Aug 29, 2025 • Tess McCarthy

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What's Making Me Happy These Days

Dec 5, 2024 • Tess McCarthy

Music: Roberta Flack passed softly

Feb 24, 2025 • Tess McCarthy

Hot Substack Summer

Sep 21, 2024

The MorningPoems Index. You're Welcome: A Running List of Poems I've Read on the MorningPoems Podcast

Jul 8, 2024 • Tess McCarthy

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Season 2, Episode 0.5: Poetry reading from May 16, 2025, “Oh. Fantasy!”

Short and sweet—and yes, it’s really Episode 0.5! I read a poem I wrote this morning called “Oh. Fantasy!”

May 16, 2025 • Tess McCarthy

MorningPoems Preludes—A Season 2 Opener

Today, I share a morning poem I wrote today called “Ghosts,” and a spotlight on Season 2 of The MorningPoems Podcast.

May 8, 2025 • Tess McCarthy

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All the poetry I’ve written on Poets Unlimited

In an effort to be my own archivist, I decided to publish a list of the 16 poems I wrote for PoetsUnlimited which had great 6 year run along with some…

Mar 23, 2025 • Tess McCarthy

Season 1 Finale! S.1, E.8: Poetry from my mother's birthday, August 17th, 2014 & 2016

Reflecting on Parental Forgiveness and Personal Growth

Mar 12, 2025 • Tess McCarthy

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Music: Roberta Flack passed softly

[TRIBUTE] Singer, songwriter, and musician, Roberta Flack kills me hard

Feb 24, 2025 • Tess McCarthy

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