Stepmom Archives - Mutha Magazine

Why he is not my little boy

March 9th, 2021 | by Wandajune Bishop-Towle

Too tall. Born too late, too old. His eyes—lakes of day not brown like mine. He sings too high too loud in a

November 4th, 2019 | by Sandie Friedman

I wake up in my mother’s half of the bed—the bed she shared with my father, and later, perhaps, with

April 21st, 2015 | by Deesha Philyaw

Last year in Mutha magazine, I wrote about breaking all the rules that stepmoms and moms are supposed to follow

November 11th, 2014 | by Tara Dorabji

I never thought I’d close the door on you. You were sixteen. It was Sunday. I wedged my body between

March 27th, 2014 | by Deesha Philyaw

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively. — Dalai Lama XIV Confession: I’m an accomplice to some