The “A” Word: WENDY KENNAR on Parenting with an Invisible Disability
November 9th, 2015 | by Wendy Kennar
It’s not the “c” word. It’s the “a” word. But not that “a word.” Although it does feel like a kick in
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How I Tell My Mestiza Daughters They Are Pretty by RENEE MACALINO RUTLEDGE
October 21st, 2015 | by Renee Macalino Rutledge
As a Filipina woman, I’ve long heard the message that my beauty is subpar. It started when I was little,
PLEASE DON’T TELL ME I’M CARRYING WELL by Jade Sanchez-Ventura
May 19th, 2015 | by Jade Sanchez-Ventura
I am eight-months pregnant and haven’t been called skinny this often since I was disguising my anorexia as just another
THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE by Juniper Fitzgerald
March 12th, 2015 | by Juniper Fitzgerald
I belong to a class of people known only as whores. Our shadows pour over nighttime cobblestone, our lives exist
IN MY THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR, I DISCOVER FOOD: Melissa Chandler on Quitting and Craving
February 19th, 2015 | by Melissa Chandler
In my twenties and early thirties, given a choice, I preferred cigarettes over food. Not because I wanted to stay
A Short History of My Breasts by MARY VOLMER
February 13th, 2015 | by Mary Volmer
They’re called tits, titties, boobs, breasts, hooters, hahas, bosoms, the focal of point of male fantasy, of fashion (high and
ASHKE-NOSE-Y: A Mama Pants Comic by Tyler Cohen
November 7th, 2014 | by Tyler Cohen
Tyler Cohen is a comic artist who draws stories about her daughter, family, and other adventures
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO TALK ABOUT SHAME: Deb Stone Asks Her Daughters To Remember
November 6th, 2014 | by Deb Stone
A teenage girl outside the Lloyd Center Mall dances suggestively under a street light while the sway of passersby pause
PRIVACY: Comics from the Toddler World by Keiler Roberts
September 10th, 2014 | by Keiler Roberts
Keiler Roberts draws comics about her daughter, Xia. Keiler has just been nominated for two Ignatz awards–go to the Small Press Expo 2014 to cast
JUST THE TWO OF US: A Comic by Robyn Jordan
August 28th, 2014 | by Robyn Jordan
When I experienced the loss of a pregnancy, it took a long time to draw my separated self together again.