A Tiny Crackling Ember
December 3rd, 2025 | by Deborah Richardson
Our method of birth control was not a method at all, according to my nurse at Planned Parenthood
Browsing the "Shame" Tag
Why More Parents Should Let Teens Read Sex Scenes
July 11th, 2023 | by Kerry Chaput
If popular culture exposed me to sex as a positive experience, maybe I wouldn’t have been so afraid
Chasing Respectability
October 3rd, 2017 | by Jen Bryant
Recently, my sixteen year old son and I went out to dinner at a local pizza place. Homework-free evenings are
EAVESDROP! Psycho Bitches—Orli Auslander, Julie Holland and Elisa Albert in Conversation
September 14th, 2017 | by Elisa Albert
In celebration of Orli Auslander’s outstanding new book I Feel Bad earlier this year, her friends, co-conspirators, and fans Elisa
Jen Bryant is THE NEW KID ON THE PLAYGROUND —The Looks You Get as a Young MUTHA
January 31st, 2017 | by Jen Bryant
When I was growing up, I changed schools several times. Each time I’d arrive at a new school, it would
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
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
MINK COAT: Jennifer Baum on When Her Mother Came to Her Abortion
March 23rd, 2016 | by Jennifer Baum
Alan and I walked into Planned Parenthood on 22nd Street in Manhattan at 11:30 Saturday morning. The place was overflowing
You Can’t Eat This Way: MEGAN KENNEDY on Sacrifice
February 24th, 2016 | by Megan Kennedy
I overreact when something goes wrong with my food. First, I am filled with intense rage, followed immediately by despair.
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
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