“Donor X”: CARLA RACHEL SAMETH on the Search for Sperm
April 18th, 2016 | by Carla Rachel Sameth
The first time I set out to have a baby solo, before I decided to try it with the person
Browsing the "loss" Tag
BABY REMEMBER HIS NAME: Katherine Thome on Birth and Grief
April 13th, 2016 | by Katherine Thome
“And you shall call his name John.” Luke 1:13 “Well, should we call him John? Jack for short? Or
WHERE IT ALL CHANGES: Lacunae, an Elegy for My Mother, Part II — by Lisa Wilde
April 7th, 2016 | by Lisa Wilde
To be continued… Sometimes we tell stories about our lives in order to understand more about who we are. After
My Stillborn Baby Still Counts as My Child: FIONA SMART on Assuming Questions
April 6th, 2016 | by Fiona Smart
I am a mother to Sienna, Sebastian and Tennyson. Today marks the second anniversary of the birth of our son
THE GOOD LIFE: Lacunae, an Elegy for My Mother, Part I — by LISA WILDE
March 31st, 2016 | by Lisa Wilde
They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. Excerpt from Philip Larkin’s
She’s a Rainbow: SOSHA LEWIS Writes Her Mother a Letter
March 7th, 2016 | by Sosha Lewis
Dear Mom, You’ve been gone for seven years. Some days it feels as if you haven’t been here for decades,
QUIET PLEASE: A (Still) Birth Story by Nina Capelli Oppenheim
February 18th, 2016 | by Nina Capelli Oppenheim
Later I thought of it as the walk of shame. A nurse led Tommy and me from a hospital observation
THIRTEEN: Mary Rowen on Growing Up with Loss
January 4th, 2016 | by Mary Rowen
Like so many other bad things, it started with blood. My mother’s and a bit of my own, too. But
Boxes of Love: CHERYL KLEIN is KEEPING IT REAL in Online Mama Groups
December 8th, 2015 | by Cheryl Klein
1. It took me and my partner four and a half years to become moms. They were long years: I
WHO WILL THIS BE TO ME by Betsy Graziana Fasbinder—from BLENDED: Writers on the Stepfamily Experience
October 28th, 2015 | by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder
“There is no guarantee of happily ever after,” writes editor Samantha Waltz in the introduction to Blended, a collection from feminist publisher