September/October 2026

FROM THE EDITOR

What is a mother if not a shock absorber?

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Moms Can Have Gap Years Too: A Conversation with Lindsey Goldstein

One of the messages I hope people take away from my book is that it’s never too late to do this.

By Alison Damast Dolinger

The Anchovies

beyond my age and before it, / time canned in oil-thick memory

By Rebecca Clarren

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