THE NEW WORLD — On Identity, Trump, and Standing Up
March 30th, 2017 | by Ramiza Koya
My daughter spent a lot of 2016 planning – in the case that Trump was elected – to leave the
Browsing the "99 Problems" Category
School Lunches and ACTS OF RESISTANCE
March 17th, 2017 | by Aya de Leon
My daughter needs some protein in her lunch. And it’s gotta be good. In her new school, she has about
Ode to My ACA-Covered Breast Pump (Thanks, Obama)
March 9th, 2017 | by Megan Stolz
I’ve hung a “do not disturb” sign on the door with a cartoon cow. At least I haven’t lost my
An Open Letter to Those Commenting on the STATE OF MY UTERUS
March 1st, 2017 | by Tara Calihman
Dear cafe owner who came over to the booth I was sitting in with my son and asked where his
NAME IT—On the Impossible Balance in SLING CITY
February 28th, 2017 | by Jade Sanchez-Ventura
My son has found words. Every day there are new ones. Hat, which is hair (and hat and socks). How,
This Tiny Stranger—On Teaching My Long-Haired Boy to TALK BACK
February 17th, 2017 | by Melissa Stephenson
To prepare myself for the worst, I spent much of my first pregnancy inspecting baby pictures of my husband and
The Art of Three A.M.
February 16th, 2017 | by Charlotte O'Brien
I wake abruptly from a deep sleep and before I can consider why, a small figure materializes beside me. “Mommy,
Oh Mutha, My MUTHA!
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
Sara Petersen has SUCH A SERIOUS BABY
February 10th, 2017 | by Sara Petersen
As I squeeze myself between the grocery cart and the checkout counter, attempting to reach the last pouch of pureed
Rachel Pepper on the QUEER EMPTY NEST
February 2nd, 2017 | by Rachel Pepper
It was early on the morning of Pride Day 2016 when I first realized my daughter was about to leave