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March 23rd, 2017 | by Shannon Mowdy
“Have you tried standing on your head?” It is a bright Sunday morning, and my future mother-in-law and I are
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What Do I Get? (A Primer on Post-Adoption Funk)
March 21st, 2017 | by Alex Behr
I lay across the double bed, the sun filtering through dirty blinds. Measuring my son’s cries from the floor below,
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
Between Alma and Belén—On Identity and Journeys Home
February 23rd, 2017 | by Leticia Del Toro
I had not visited my father’s family in Mexico in twenty-one years. In my youth, it was an annual trip.
MUTHA UP at the LAMBDA Lit Fest in Los Angeles!
February 14th, 2017 | by Mutha Magazine
We’re so proud to be a part of the inaugural #LambdaLitFest Los Angeles! The festival takes place from March 6-12 across
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
SHE BREASTFED ME AS MACHINE GUNS FIRED: Camilla Trinchieri Visits Her Mother
January 31st, 2017 | by Camilla Trinchieri
The front hall of the Italian nursing home near Lake Como was crowded with hungry men and women waiting to
Jen Bryant is THE NEW KID ON THE PLAYGROUND —The Looks You Get as a Young MUTHA
January 31st, 2017 | by Jen Bryant
When I was growing up, I changed schools several times. Each time I’d arrive at a new school, it would
Baba and the Babies March on the Capitol by E. KAT ROHN
January 27th, 2017 | by Kat Rohn
“Is today the day we are going to tell the people to listen to us?” “Yup kiddo, we’re going to
Andrea Lawlor on WHY I’M NOT CELEBRATING ADOPTING MY OWN CHILD
January 17th, 2017 | by Andrea Lawlor
This morning we went downtown to the probate court so that I might adopt my own child, who is three