Notes From The Motherfield is an edited column of fieldnotes, essays, and writings of various shapes and durations by motherwriters.
Category: Notes From the Motherfield
Unwelcome in my country, Unwelcome in my church
WHY CAMILLE DUNGY CAN’T GET OVER THIS ELECTION First published by LitHub January 2017 During the prayers of the people on the Sunday after America’s recent presidential election, the …
Beth Alvarado
The Motherhood Poems: On the birth of my first grandchild by Beth Alvarado The baby was born early. Eight weeks early to be exact. They now count gestation in …
Khadijah Queen
Mothering Solo by Khadijah Queen Mothering is the ultimate convergence of public and private. From the moment your belly swells, the fact that you are/have been sexually active becomes …
Pooja Makhijani, Sharline Chiang, Tyrese L. Coleman, MK, & A’Driane Nieves
Saving One Another’s Lives: A Conversation with Women Writers of Color About Postpartum Mood Disorders by Pooja Makhijani, Sharline Chiang, Tyrese L. Coleman, MK, & A’Driane Nieves Postpartum mood disorders are far …
Toi Derricotte
Writing Natural Birth by Toi Derricotte I wrote Natural Birth when my son was sixteen years old. He was away on an Outward Bound expedition in the mountains of Washington …