SOMETIMES, FAMILY IS PATIENCE: Poems by Dane Bauer Hassid
February 6th, 2017 | by Dane Bauer Hassid
Gas Leak This morning, the smell of gas, that aroma alarm, sparked me awake. With the phone to my ear,
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ONE THOUGHT I HAD TODAY by Malin James
December 19th, 2016 | by Malin James
No one had warned her that having a toddler would be so grindingly, achingly hard that pumping milk at all
RUBY BOOBIE–Poems by Samantha Barrow
December 1st, 2016 | by Samantha Barrow
3:47 AM I’m up with cold raviolis & strawberries in the toddler bed while my son sleeps snuffling
BIRTH THREATENS CLOSER—Poems by Samantha Barrow
November 3rd, 2016 | by Samantha Barrow
BIRTH THREATENS CLOSER The water level rises under my skin Swollen Bloated —logical terms to capture this state
“Without Tremendous Agitation”: Ginny Wiehardt on Maintaining a Literary Nightlife Post-Baby
October 6th, 2016 | by Ginny Wiehardt
It’s 5:45pm. I get off the subway and rush the three blocks to my son’s preschool. I’m in a hurry
Sarah Maria Medina on THE SEASON OF EARTHQUAKES
July 7th, 2016 | by Sarah Maria Medina
Sound like gunfire pops through night—the cathedral letting off fireworks. When I wake, I pull clumps of mud from my
ROCCO: Boy Child Poems from THE BOOK OF BREEDING by Samantha Barrow
January 9th, 2015 | by Samantha Barrow
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THIS IS HOW IT STARTS: Kathi Valeii On Getting to School
November 18th, 2014 | by Kathi Valeii
My anger spews like venom as he slugs his way out of the car. It starts this morning, as I
IN ONE WEEK I COULD BE THE MOTHER OF A BLACK SON By Eve
September 16th, 2014 | by Eve Lyons
In One Week I Could Be the Mother of a Black Son For Trayvon Martin Dear Son, You haven’t
Sarah Maguire on WHY I CAN’T WRITE
July 30th, 2014 | by Sarah Maguire
Before I’ve even done anything I’m tired I can’t be bothered But you’re making 2500 Neurons a minute This week