S. Lynn Alderman
S. Lynn Alderman lives in North Carolina with her two daughters. She works as a mental health clinician, so must maintain a modicum of anonymity. She has a background in news reporting, publishing, design, fine art and surly bartending. MUTHA is the first place her personal writing has appeared.
October 24th, 2022 | by S. Lynn Alderman
There’s no room for falling apart in the mountains, in the mines. In the company houses wondering if the doctor will make it in time. Collecting water from a spring on another holler because what runs to the house is poisoned by the same company that issues the pay that sustains you.
February 16th, 2017 | by S. Lynn Alderman
Guess what, muthas? I have a mutha. Yesterday my brother told me she totaled her car, and when I called
February 10th, 2016 | by S. Lynn Alderman
When I was 8-months pregnant, I got really sick. Actually, I had that Princess-Kate-vomit-party-problem for the first few months, so
August 12th, 2014 | by S. Lynn Alderman
I just returned to North Carolina after a dreadful stint in Southeast Missouri made worse by the happy decade that
October 8th, 2013 | by S. Lynn Alderman
Warning: This story contains spoilers about the movie “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” in case you haven’t seen it. The bedtime ritual
September 26th, 2013 | by S. Lynn Alderman
I wasn’t sure I wanted another kid. And then I was. It was hard for me to justify having even
September 12th, 2013 | by S. Lynn Alderman
Six years ago, I set a goal for myself. And, technically, I achieved it. I had a baby and didn’t
