October 19th, 2015 | by Jennifer Hayden
In my roaring twenties, I was determined to be a great writer. Short stories, fiction, booze, late nights, angst. I
October 14th, 2015 | by Carla Rachel Sameth
“Why are we stopping here?” my son Gabriel demanded as we pulled into the all-too-familiar HMO hospital parking lot and
October 13th, 2015 | by Anna Doogan
Once, there were three daughters who lived in the woods all alone… I watch my daughter at night after she’s
October 2nd, 2015 | by Eve Lyons
I took my three-year-old son to the barber shop today. Up until now, we’ve managed his soft, thick, curly hair
September 24th, 2015 | by Ayun Halliday
I’ve gushed on about Ayun Halliday in these pages before. She is one of MUTHA’s mother/writer idols. So, hey—guess what? Feminist
September 1st, 2015 | by Meg Lemke
I first heard Jillian Lauren on The Moth podcast, with a harrowing story about adopting her son, Tariku. She is great up at
June 11th, 2015 | by Nancy Arroyo Ruffin
Suddenly, through birthing a daughter, a woman finds herself face to face not only with an infant, a little girl,
April 21st, 2015 | by Deesha Philyaw
Last year in Mutha magazine, I wrote about breaking all the rules that stepmoms and moms are supposed to follow
April 14th, 2015 | by Ryane Granados
“Liar, Liar. Pants on fire. Your nose is as long as a telephone wire.” These words sung in jest as
April 7th, 2015 | by Sara Zia Ebrahimi
Everyone warns you that having a young baby in your life will involve lots of bodily fluids and little sleep.