Category: Notes From the Motherfield

Notes From The Motherfield is an edited column of fieldnotes, essays, and writings of various shapes and durations by motherwriters.

Christine Simokaitis

It Happens Like This by Christine Simokaitis   I think I’m having a miscarriage. Yesterday morning I took the pregnancy test and told Tim the happy news, but then at the

Adria Bernardi

motherhood is requiring that much listening / over time by Adria Bernardi   “Between 10 and 18 months a baby’s emotions are developed. Emotions are clearly connected with long-term memory.” “The

Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

Motherhood as Grand Mal (And a Few Other Things) by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier   Childless friends often ask me to describe it: life as a mother. But how? Once

Shefali Milczarek-Desai

Living In-Between by Shefali Milczarek-Desai   I was on the phone with my parents pronouncing my sons’ Indian names with a Gujarati accent when my five-year old son loudly corrected me,

Monica J. Casper

Invisible Labors: Toward a Theory and Praxis of Sustainable Feminism by Monica J. Casper   In memory of Dennis J. Struck sust•ain•a•ble adjective 1.     able to be used without being completely