Things That Don't Suck
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Things That Don't Suck
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One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention


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The Only Thing We Have Control Over • On shifting our attention toward what doesn't suck
The Only Thing We Have Control Over
On shifting our attention toward what doesn't suck
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December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I Swore I Saw Andrea in a Hotel Elevator • What if signs are how the dead write poetry?
I Swore I Saw Andrea in a Hotel Elevator
What if signs are how the dead write poetry?
andreagibson.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Am I Being Ghosted? • What to do when the signs stop.
Am I Being Ghosted?
What to do when the signs stop.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Don't Ask A Widow This • What to say when nothing fits
Don't Ask A Widow This
What to say when nothing fits
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November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Don’t Skip the Sadness • On watching our documentary for the first time without Andrea
Don’t Skip the Sadness
On watching our documentary for the first time without Andrea
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November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I Thought Grief Would Destroy Me • Instead, I Made My Partner Into A God
I Thought Grief Would Destroy Me
Instead, I Made My Partner Into A God
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November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Today Is Andrea’s 50th Birthday • a love letter.
Today Is Andrea’s 50th Birthday
a love letter.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Come Back to Me As Lightning • Faith, Doubt, and How Andrea Still Leaves Me Love Notes
Come Back to Me As Lightning
Faith, Doubt, and How Andrea Still Leaves Me Love Notes
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November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Our Last Conversation Was A Song • What Andrea left me on their way out of this world
Our Last Conversation Was A Song
What Andrea left me on their way out of this world
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November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Grieving Andrea with the One Who Loved Them Longest • The other girl in Andrea’s bed
Grieving Andrea with the One Who Loved Them Longest
The other girl in Andrea’s bed
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November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Andrea Was Waiting To Give You This Gift • “When Death Came to Visit”
Andrea Was Waiting To Give You This Gift
“When Death Came to Visit”
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November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A List of Things I Want To Tell Andrea • Now that they know everything
A List of Things I Want To Tell Andrea
Now that they know everything
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November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Andrea Gibson 8/13/75 – 7/14/25 • The poem isn’t over. A letter from their wife, Meg
Andrea Gibson 8/13/75 – 7/14/25
The poem isn’t over. A letter from their wife, Meg
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November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My Friends Have So Many Issues • The healing power of being needed
My Friends Have So Many Issues
The healing power of being needed
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November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Hardest Winter Of My Life • Writing from the messy middle
The Hardest Winter Of My Life
Writing from the messy middle
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November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A List of Things I Love • The poetry of everyday
A List of Things I Love
The poetry of everyday
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I Wrote A New Poem. It Opened A Door • The mind is a cage. Here's the key.
I Wrote A New Poem. It Opened A Door
The mind is a cage. Here's the key.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Why I Couldn't Look You In The Eye • On finally learning our eyes are bridges to deeper connection
Why I Couldn't Look You In The Eye
On finally learning our eyes are bridges to deeper connection
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Key To Making A Resolution Stick • True healing requires integration, not rejection
The Key To Making A Resolution Stick
True healing requires integration, not rejection
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Illness and the Myth of Strength • What a Yoga Class Got Wrong About Resilience
Illness and the Myth of Strength
What a Yoga Class Got Wrong About Resilience
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November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Post-Election Letter To A Friend • What do we do now?
Post-Election Letter To A Friend
What do we do now?
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November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Most Magical Story I May Ever Tell • It started with a pumpkin
The Most Magical Story I May Ever Tell
It started with a pumpkin
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November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
To Make A Snow Angel On a Stranger's Grave • And other things on my bucket list
To Make A Snow Angel On a Stranger's Grave
And other things on my bucket list
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November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Potential Voice Loss: A Side Effect Of New Chemo • Making peace with this as a SPOKEN word poet
Potential Voice Loss: A Side Effect Of New Chemo
Making peace with this as a SPOKEN word poet
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November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Why Self-Love Is So Hard To Achieve • And why it might just be a problem of language
Why Self-Love Is So Hard To Achieve
And why it might just be a problem of language
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November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM