Mutha Magazine

The Frame: An Excerpt from 16 PILLS

July 12th, 2018 | by Carley Moore

I went on what I then swore would be my last first internet date during winter storm Jonas. He spoke Spanish,

July 10th, 2018 | by Maryam A. Ansari

In the months leading up to my daughter’s birth, I consumed pregnancy books and articles with ferocious appetite. Still pregnant,

July 9th, 2018 | by Sara Dutilly

1. I’m up in the quiet of morning, wishing the sun would not rise. A child wakes and I meet

July 5th, 2018 | by Aya de Leon

Recently, I called a suicide prevention hotline. I wasn’t suicidal, but I felt overwhelmed with despair, hearing about large numbers

July 3rd, 2018 | by Nina Packebush

I was not supposed to become a mother, at least not at the time that I did. Everyone said so,

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

June 27th, 2018 | by Cheryl Klein

1. I can’t tell you about my child’s godfather without first telling you about seeing Rent fourteen times. When the

June 15th, 2018 | by Andrea Askowitz

Sebastian came home from school and like every day, he barged through the door of my office, and there he

June 7th, 2018 | by Thea Hillman

When people find out that I’m a single mom they ask if the dad is in the picture. I tell

June 6th, 2018 | by Colleen Rothman

There’s something about hosting a nine-month interloper that can fuck up even a previously healthy relationship with food. It could