Posts by michellesmorris

01 Sep

Blogs

Coming Home: Reflections on Comes Around by Michelle Morris

• September 1, 2026
• By michellesmorris

Last night, after the wind outside had died down and the refrigerator was the only thing making noise, I finished reading Michelle Morr...

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01 Sep

Blogs

The Courage to Begin Again: On Michelle Morris’s Comes Around

• September 1, 2026
• By michellesmorris

There’s something tender and terrifying about starting over. You think you know what it means to rebuild yourself, you’ve read the q...

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01 Sep

Blogs

The Ties That Hold Us: On Michelle Morris’s Comes Around

• September 1, 2026
• By michellesmorris

There are books that feel like stories, and there are books that feel like memories, like they’ve somehow slipped into your bloodstream...

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01 Sep

Blogs

Learning to Forgive: After Reading Michelle Morris’s Comes Around

• September 1, 2026
• By michellesmorris

It's weird how we carry our past with us. Not like a picture we can fold up and put away, but like a shadow sewn into our skin that fol...

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01 Sep

Blogs

The Weight We Carry: After Reading Michelle Morris’s Comes Around

• September 1, 2026
• By michellesmorris

There’s a peculiar kind of grief no one warns you about. Not the grief of losing someone you love, though that’s inescapable too, bu...

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01 Sep

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The Fragile Work of Trust: On Michelle Morris’s Comes Around

• September 1, 2026
• By michellesmorris

I keep thinking about the life Halley McCarthy left behind in San Francisco. Not the glittering skyline at night, not the noise and ...

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01 Sep

Blogs

She Doesn’t Fall Apart Loudly: Why Halley’s Strength Feels Real

• September 1, 2026
• By michellesmorris

We have learned to see breakdowns in a certain way. Sobbing in the bathroom. Fights with yelling. A moment when the glass breaks and...

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01 Sep

Blogs

Family Isn’t Soft in This Book. That’s the Point.

• September 1, 2026
• By michellesmorris

We have certain expectations for family stories. Warm kitchens. Long conversations. Old wounds finally made sense in clear sentences...

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01 Sep

Blogs

The Villain Never Raises His Voice. That’s Why He’s Terrifying

• September 1, 2026
• By michellesmorris

Terrifying people don’t always look scary. They don’t yell. They don’t bang on doors. They don’t say they’re threats. They are comfo...

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