THE HOURS (AND HOURS, AND HOURS…): An Interview with Pamela Erens
September 28th, 2016 | by Meg Lemke
How long? How many hours (and hours, and hours…)? New mothers find ourselves urgently asking each other for numbers, after birth. We
MY EGYPTIAN FORTUNE COOKIE: Comics by Lisa Lim
September 27th, 2016 | by Lisa Lim
My first memory of my sister, Angie, was in my mother’s small hands. She looked like a raisin, but caterwauled
TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #4 from Janet Stickmon, on TERROR
September 24th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
Letter #4 on Terror was originally released in July 2015 and reflects events occurring during that summer. The recent murders of
A Brothers Grimm Consent Training: ANITA MANDERFIELD on Raising a Feminist on Fairy Tales
September 22nd, 2016 | by Anita Manderfield
I’ve been feeding our preschooler’s morbid tendencies by reading her more-or-less original versions of Brothers Grimm tales. Despite the gory details, I
MUTHA is UP in Awesome Events on BOTH COASTS! LitCrawl NYC on 10/1 and LitQuake SF on 10/15!
September 22nd, 2016 | by Mutha Magazine
HEY GUESS WHAT? MUTHA Magazine is joining LitCrawl this year and we’re doing it bicoastal style–come join us at both
What Changes: Leila Sinclaire on Friendships and GROWING UP
September 21st, 2016 | by Leila Sinclaire
There was a family I loved—brilliant mom, sensitive dad, lovely boy—and once they stopped by unannounced for a visit to
“I Was in Prison—A Lot”: Sosha Lewis on Facing Her Estranged Father
September 21st, 2016 | by Sosha Lewis
My cell phone rang when I was on my way to the hospital to meet my nephew. It startled me.
I WANTED A PERFECT BIRTH: Lilly Bright on Fractured Plans
September 19th, 2016 | by Lilly Bright
“….I have become a mother, which is an unspoken agreement to be forever vulnerable.” Terry Tempest Williams, When
I WANT SOMETHING MESSY: Powdered Milk Comics by Keiler Roberts
September 16th, 2016 | by Keiler Roberts
Happiness is a dog, several Barbies, and something messy to eat. Keiler Roberts is up (again) for an Ignatz at the
I’M SO POPULAR: Comics by Glynnis Fawkes
September 15th, 2016 | by Glynnis Fawkes
So popular and the biggest pants: #winning. Glynnis Fawkes draws comics about her children and their daily exploits. She is