Sober at 45 and a mom at 50, I’m a Nashville songwriter and poet trading the "fame game" for the plain-spoken business of being a human. A menopausal boss with no "f’s" left to give and a debut collection, The Cardinals, arriving this fall.

By Amy Speace

Father's Day

"I very acutely missed my father. When he was alive, it was a complicated relationship, but now that he’s passed, it’s very simple."

Jun 22•Amy Speace

The Mother

"I talked about Aaron Parsley’s piece and how I could not get past the image of a mother, his sister, holding onto a tree with one child in one arm and…

Jun 15•Amy Speace

Boundaries and Borderlines

"My debut book of poetry, The Cardinals is coming out in September. You can pre-order it now. And I have copies of The Galleys and I can’t believe I can…

Jun 8•Amy Speace

Welcome to Menopausal Mommy
My New Substack on Art, Performance, Motherhood, Feminism, Sobriety and More.
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