Parenting Books Didn’t Tell Me
July 27th, 2026 | by Brittany Miles
Black folks code switched when sharing information with white doctors. Otherwise, we might not get the care we needed
About Brittany Miles
Brittany Miles
Brittany Miles writes fiction and essays exploring family, motherhood, mental health, and identity through lyrical, emotionally resonant storytelling. Her work appears in Newsweek, Business Insider, and The Seattle Times, and is forthcoming in Open Secrets Magazine, Tir Literary Magazine, and Minding Our Business: A Blacklandia Anthology on Mental Health and Healing.
Author Archives: Brittany Miles
Some Say in Ice
July 2nd, 2026 | by Brittany Miles
I’d never been shut out of her world; I used to be her world
A Small Fissure
April 23rd, 2026 | by Brittany Miles
It was critical to me that Layla be recognized as talented
She Was Planned For on Paper
March 11th, 2026 | by Brittany Miles
“Your baby is here," he said. Confused, I said, “Whose baby?”
Before My Morning Coffee
February 3rd, 2026 | by Brittany Miles
I avoid her room at all costs; it makes me nervous. It reminds me of my failure
Feral
November 13th, 2025 | by Brittany Miles
Layla was free from the need to be normal. We were in a world of our making where nothing we knew before seemed to matter