Cheryl Klein
Cheryl Klein’s column, “Hold it Lightly,” appears monthly(ish) in MUTHA. She is the author of Crybaby (Brown Paper Press), a memoir about wanting a baby and getting cancer. She also wrote a story collection, The Commuters (City Works Press) and a novel, Lilac Mines (Manic D Press). Her stories and essays have appeared in Blunderbuss, The Normal School, Razorcake, Literary Mama, and several anthologies. Her MUTHA column “Onesie, Never Worn” was selected as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2022. She blogs about the intersection of art, life, and carbohydrates at breadandbread.blogspot.com. Follow her on Threads: @cherylekleinla.
October 7th, 2026 | by Cheryl Klein
"In naming the blame I felt around infertility, and around being a woman with a body under pressure, I also began to reclaim some agency." —Kelly Grace Thomas
August 13th, 2026 | by Cheryl Klein
Would a group that ranged in age from four to seventy actually have fun at what was more or less a wet Chuck E. Cheese
July 9th, 2026 | by Cheryl Klein
“So, like, time passes and then we die. Is that all there is?”
May 15th, 2026 | by Cheryl Klein
"What happens when vulnerable children become symbols of religion, generosity, and multiculturalism? What happens when they’re no longer autonomous individuals?"
April 10th, 2026 | by Cheryl Klein
What am I doing for myself? What am I doing for my kid(s)? When is it time to give up on my own achievements and pass the torch
November 24th, 2025 | by Cheryl Klein
Two things can be true. I can be a good mom and the adoption industrial complex can be an outgrowth of an economic system that favors the white and wealthy.
October 21st, 2025 | by Cheryl Klein
"What makes us human is our willingness to care for those who need it." —Tiffany Graham Charkosky
September 25th, 2025 | by Cheryl Klein
Kids dive headfirst into joy without contemplating their worthiness, without guilt, without considering geopolitical context or their most recent bloodwork
July 3rd, 2025 | by Cheryl Klein
I thought maybe the kids misunderstood how citizenship works. It turns out I did
