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Larissa Phillips
Larissa Phillips lives on a farm in upstate New York. Follow her on X @LarissaPhillip and learn more about her work by following the Honey Hollow Farm Substack.
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I Was a Gentle Parent. Then My Kids Discovered the County Fair.
It’s the kind of place where officials explain to children that they’re not just there to have fun. They are representing the county. That’s why it’s…
Larissa Phillips
Who Needs God When There’s the Grateful Dead?
Teenagers need something to worship. In the ’80s, it was the Grateful Dead. What is there now?
Larissa Phillips
Matchmake Your Single Friends—Today!
Dating isn’t working. Maybe it’s because it takes a village.
Larissa Phillips
Politics Almost Ruined Our Friendship. Here’s How We Saved It.
We had a real conversation. This is what it sounded like.
Larissa Phillips
The Chaotic Glory of Growing Up
All the teenagers who are afraid to become adults need to watch ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty.’ It’s a blissful reminder that coming of age is incredible…
Larissa Phillips
I’m Finally Hanging My American Flag
Growing up, I was taught to dislike the American flag and all that it represented. This year, for the first time, I hung one outside my house.
Larissa Phillips
A Fifth of American Adults Can’t Read. Here’s How to Teach Them.
48 million adults in the U.S. read at or below the third-grade level. Some educators think it’s not possible to teach them. They’re wrong.
Larissa Phillips
Things Worth Remembering: Kids These Days Need The Black Stallion
Children’s books should remind kids that there are rewards for persevering past pain and fear. This is the actual heart of adventure stories, and the…
Larissa Phillips
How to Keep Chickens in the City
As egg prices rise, the agricultural secretary told Americans: Get some hens! It’s not a bad idea.
Larissa Phillips
How I Became a Wife
In the ’70s, my mother gave me a print that read: ‘A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.’ After 25 years of marriage, I couldn’t disagree…
Larissa Phillips
Dreaming About Going Back to the Land? I Did It.
In Brooklyn, it was easy to be seduced by ideology. On the farm, it was impossible to avoid the facts of life.
Larissa Phillips
I Took Religion Out of Christmas. I Regret It.
I decided my family could do without Christianity. I didn’t realize how much structure and beauty it could give us.
Larissa Phillips
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