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Birthing the Mother Writer

Retired Columns

From “Life in the Sandwich” to “Special Needs Mama” to “Zen and the Art of Child Maintenance”—they’re all here for you to explore.

Reader Response to Passing the Ball

Last month’s prompt invited readers to write a fictional story about a woman who discovers her desire as a mother. In this story, the main character starts at a more…

Birthing the Mother Writer | January 2010 | By Cassie Premo Steele


Passing the Ball

After lunch with her mother-in-law one day, Mary Beth drove slowly to Ben’s school to pick him up. She was early, but there really wasn’t enough time to go home…

Birthing the Mother Writer | December 2009 | By Cassie Premo Steele


Reader Response to What We Carry From Our Mothers

Last month’s writing prompt was to write a poem that weaves together memories of your mother during your own childhood with scenes from your daily mothering now.

Birthing the Mother Writer | November 2009 | By Cassie Premo Steele


What We Carry From Our Mothers

You lay sprawled across the grey rug and asked me to bring you a Pepsi, the kind in the long cold bottle, and I brought it from the icebox, trailing…

Birthing the Mother Writer | October 2009 | By Cassie Premo Steele


Reader Response to Notes from the Mother Journey

Last month’s writing prompt was to turn journal entries into a creative non-fiction piece about the decision to become a mother. This takes an unusual spin by reflecting on the…

Birthing the Mother Writer | September 2009 | By Cassie Premo Steele


Notes from the Mother Journey: Using Journals to Reflect on Your Decision to Become a Mother

“Birthing the Mother Writer” is my new, interactive column that explores aspects of becoming both a mother and a writer and provides opportunities for readers to write their own responses…

Birthing the Mother Writer | July 2009 | By Cassie Premo Steele


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