Accepted, Not Earned
January 25th, 2024 | by Xinran Maria Xiang
I developed an allergy to doing less than two things at the same time. How dare I dawdle when I needed to prove my usefulness to society?
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Late Summer Lament: Unemployment, Wasted Time, and a Hurriquake
August 23rd, 2023 | by Cheryl Klein
I am not using this time to reattach the cupboard doors that fell off their hinges in our kitchen. Instead, I’m becoming unhinged
Nine to Five: An Illustrated Day in the Life of a Mom who Does it All
December 17th, 2021 | by Rachel Deutsch
A boob at work
“Experts” Getting Nervous as Parents of the Future Threaten to Strike
November 24th, 2021 | by Aya de Leon
Our society and economy routinely exploits the labor of parenting, mostly done by women, by making it unpaid, low-status, and invisible
Who’s Been Caring for the Kids of Essential Workers? Loira Limbal On Her Documentary THROUGH THE NIGHT
May 14th, 2021 | by Meg Lemke
Ever just stopped by a supermarket after 8pm, or picked up bread at a bakery in the morning that was
Spilt Milk in the ER
October 7th, 2020 | by Melody Glenn
As doctors, we are trained to believe that we are, or should be, invincible—in contrast to our patients’ bodies, bodies with needs and demands that must be fixed.
Having It All
September 10th, 2020 | by Lisa Nowlain
I miss my job like I miss someone I love very much but breaking up was still the best
In My Defense
November 19th, 2019 | by Odeta Xheka
The creator in me keeps a purposefully irregular schedule, craves solitude, must fade out of reach in order to work. The mother, the daughter, the wife doesn’t have a minute to herself
You Don’t Seem Like The Mother Type
June 29th, 2018 | by Connie Pertuz-Meza
Connie, I don’t doubt that you can do anything you set your mind to. Nia’s words on yesterday’s group text