A Young Dog, an Old Dog, a Nursing Child
March 19th, 2019 | by Abby Walthausen
The night before my first child’s due date, my dog went missing. It was the Fourth of July, and even
Browsing the "pregnancy" Tag
POEMS by KUO ZHANG
February 11th, 2019 | by Kuo Zhang
Pregnancy I have known the secret joy of pregnancy, clip-clop of heartbeats in duet, high-fives across the belly, a mini-stove
Don’t Blink
January 16th, 2019 | by Rica Lewis
At 20, I should have been procrastinating college homework, sipping something cheap and fizzy and wearing too much makeup with
How I Became a Breadwinning Laundry Queen
January 2nd, 2019 | by Kezia Willingham
“Welfare queen” is a derogatory term used in the U.S. to refer to divorced, unmarried, or widowed women who allegedly misuse or
The Choice
October 25th, 2018 | by Desiree Cooper
“It was over. We looked up. Many smiled compassionately.” “The Choice” is a powerful, thought-provoking look at a procedure
No One Is Watching
October 24th, 2018 | by Sarah Stuteville
I should have shoplifted more while I was pregnant. People mostly try not to notice pregnant women, and if they
Against Food
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
Like Pulling a Baby Out of a Hat
March 27th, 2018 | by Carla Bruce-Eddings
I remember when the promise of adulthood spelled money, success, and power. An end to clumsiness, both bodily and emotional,
The Message I Wish I Would Have Received as a Young Single Mother
March 21st, 2018 | by Kezia Willingham
As a feminist, I am reluctant to admit that since childhood I searched for love and contentment. The life path
Invisible Legacy: On Longing After Infertility, Even When Babies Grow Up
January 30th, 2018 | by A. V. Klotz
In the mall, on the street, in my school, I pass women, hugely pregnant, pushing strollers, absorbed in the day