The American Family Road Trip: Traveling While Black
September 14th, 2018 | by Anna Doogan
In the remote mountains of Georgia, I slowly watch my knee swell to the size of a baseball. It’s red
Browsing the "99 Problems" Category
Like Liar, Like Son
September 5th, 2018 | by Rebecca Finkel
My son has started to talk about dinosaurs he saw at the zoo. And the big big giant big bee
On Screaming
August 29th, 2018 | by Jamie Wagman
“This one has a lot of intensity,” the pediatric nurse said under her breath just hours after I gave birth
Beds
August 16th, 2018 | by Marianna Marlowe
1 She falls back on the bed, spreading her legs. She is still fully clothed, as is he. He fumbles at
HOLDING THE LINE: Nurse-Ins to Occupy ICE
July 14th, 2018 | by Kimberly Kimble
For the past two Saturdays a group of mamas have gathered outside of the ICE detention center in Portland, OR to
The Frame: An Excerpt from 16 PILLS
July 12th, 2018 | by Carley Moore
I went on what I then swore would be my last first internet date during winter storm Jonas. He spoke Spanish,
The Fog of Shoulds
July 10th, 2018 | by Maryam A. Ansari
In the months leading up to my daughter’s birth, I consumed pregnancy books and articles with ferocious appetite. Still pregnant,
Border Separations, Reverberating Trauma, and Screaming in the Car
July 5th, 2018 | by Aya de Leon
Recently, I called a suicide prevention hotline. I wasn’t suicidal, but I felt overwhelmed with despair, hearing about large numbers
Spoiled Mom
June 15th, 2018 | by Andrea Askowitz
Sebastian came home from school and like every day, he barged through the door of my office, and there he
Relying on a Kind of Strangeness
June 7th, 2018 | by Thea Hillman
When people find out that I’m a single mom they ask if the dad is in the picture. I tell