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From the Editor: May/June 2023

No matter whether your children are in the other room, or miles away from you, I hope you can find a quiet place to sit down and immerse yourself in the words and musings of your fellow mothers.

From the Editor | May/June 2023 | By Cindy DiTiberio


Give Yourself Grace: A Conversation with DW McKinney

“I learned to go easier on myself and to give myself grace. We have to do that because it allows us to appreciate more deeply what we can do and have done.”

Profiles | May/June 2023 | By Hannah Grieco


Too Important to Stay Quiet: A Conversation with Jennifer Weiner

“If I can make one woman feel seen and less alone about what she’s going through, whether it’s body image, motherhood, marriage, her relationship with her own mom, or her relationship with her children, then I will have done my job with my fiction.”

Profiles | May/June 2023 | By Holly Rizzuto Palker


We’re All Stretch Armstrong Dolls: A Conversation with Jessica Grose

“Every one of our limbs is being stretched in a different direction until our heads pop off. There’s too much to keep track of all the time.”

Profiles | May/June 2023 | By Holly Rizzuto Palker


Abortion as an Act of Motherhood: A Conversation with Hannah Matthews

In this conversation, an abortion care worker, funder, doula, and mother shares insights on the act of abortion and current abortion treatment in the US.

Profiles | May/June 2023 | By Meghan Flaherty


I’m Not So Happy For You: A Conversation with Amy Klein

“That’s what I want: for people to stop feeling bad about their emotions.”

Profiles | May/June 2023 | By Brianna Avenia-Tapper


Prose Like a Poet and Permission Slips: A Conversation with Maggie Smith

“Whenever I sit down to work on a piece of writing, I ask, what is the best form for this content? What is the container and why?”

Profiles | May/June 2023 | By Cindy DiTiberio


Clicking Our Way to Maternal Bliss: A Review of Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture

Are momfluencers giving us unrealistic expectations, or showing us how to claim ownership of our work and voices?

Reviews | May/June 2023 | By Nicole Graev Lipson


The Ghost of Grief: A Review of Naming the Ghost

The narrator in Naming the Ghost must decide if the ghost is the loss of a parent or the loss of who she was before motherhood.

Reviews | May/June 2023 | By Sherre Vernon


Finding Common Ground: A Review of American Honey: A Field Guide to Resisting Temptation

Reading American Honey reminded this writer of how much common ground we mothers share.

Reviews | May/June 2023 | By Dorothy Rice


Stet the Tears: A Review of You Could Make This Place Beautiful

Who gets to tell the story when a marriage falls apart?

Reviews | May/June 2023 | By Amanda Fields


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