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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
