An Open Secret: SARI WILSON on the Heartbreak of Miscarriage
October 28th, 2016 | by Sari Wilson
It’s an open secret how many women have had miscarriages. No one will tell you this, though, until you have
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WHAT TO SAY–AND WHAT NOT TO SAY–AFTER SOMEONE HAS A MISCARRIAGE by Jessica Zucker, Illustrated by Ryan Alexander-Tanner
October 21st, 2016 | by Jessica Zucker
It is pregnancy loss and infant loss awareness month. This comic was originally published at Bitch. Be sure to check out
Caroll Sun Yang’s UNPLANNED GUAVA CEREMONY
October 20th, 2016 | by Caroll Sun Yang
The past could be jettisoned . . . but seeds got carried. —Joan Didion We sit cross-legged on the
SHE LIKED TO SAVE THINGS: Jennifer Baum Shares What Her Mother Left Behind
August 8th, 2016 | by Jennifer Baum
My mother wasn’t a hoarder, but she liked to save things. Everything had a purpose, everything could be useful at
Radical Empathy: DEATH IS STUPID, an Interview with Anastasia Higginbotham
July 25th, 2016 | by Katherine Thome
Grieving children and children of divorce learn way too early that adults are emotional children. Children of tragedy experience a
Jenna Fox Took SELFIES FOR THE FUNERAL
June 9th, 2016 | by Jenna Fox
My grandma was wrinkled elbows, open-faced cheese sandwiches on plastic plates from the ’70s, and white orthopedic New Balance sneakers.
GRIEF STRUCK: An Interview with TOM HART on ROSALIE LIGHTNING
May 19th, 2016 | by Meg Lemke
Tom Hart and Leela Corman’s daughter Rosalie Lightning died, suddenly and unexpectedly, before her second birthday. Their tragedy shocked the indie
ROSALIE LIGHTNING: An Excerpt from TOM HART’s Graphic Memoir About His Daughter
May 19th, 2016 | by Tom Hart
Tom Hart’s daughter Rosalie died, before she turned two years old. He drew a book about her, about grief, and about
EXCAVATE MY CONTENTS: Kimberly Lipschus Investigates the Damage Done by Clinical Language Around Labor
May 13th, 2016 | by Kimberley Lipschus
“I hereby agree to the excavation of contents.” Now, please sign here. Although it sounds rather like a building site,
Jacqui Morton on WHAT GROWS FROM GRIEF
May 6th, 2016 | by Jacqui Morton
I see her rarely in a dream, though her face eludes me even there. I see her in the kitchen.