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Literary Reflections

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Reaching for My Pen

I tried to push away the grief. Avoid thinking about it. I feared writing about my loss and heartbreak would unlock a sadness I couldn’t manage. Writing it down would make it permanent. 

Literary Reflections | May/June 2023 | By Andrea McCullough


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Lessons from Lambing Season

Her back leg rises and knocks the second one off anytime it comes close to her udder. This skinny lamb cries like a human baby, and I am reminded of my own daughters’ strong bleat.

Literary Reflections | May/June 2023 | By Jessica Gigot


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Inflection Point: The Birth of a Mother Writer

I thought I needed to travel someplace exotic and have a profound, life-changing experience in order to have something worth writing about. But I did not have the money—or the bravery—to travel around the world.

Literary Reflections | March/April 2023 | By Andrea Lani


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Mantras for Motherhood and Revision

I lift the story up, wobbly and unsteady onto a new page. I search for its strength. Through revision, the narrative becomes clear.

Literary Reflections | March/April 2023 | By Amanda Lewan


Reinventing the Writer While Raising Triplets

Once, I thought that becoming a mom meant forgetting the writer. Now, I see that she never left. She’s always been there, surrounded by stories, waiting for me to find her.

Literary Reflections | January/February 2023 | By Samantha Ecker Angerame


Inside the Bean Pod

She needs someone to walk through this mysterious place with her, to get down into the dirt, inside the twisted branches, and help her uncover life.

Literary Reflections | November/December 2022 | By Rachel Nevergall


Creativity and Motherhood Are Not at Odds

Being a writing mother has been beneficial for me in that staying connected to my creative side and keeping it active makes me feel fulfilled, thereby making me a better mother.

Literary Reflections | September/October 2022 | By Janelle Sheetz


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Come Up With Something New: On Manuscripts, Mothering, and Writing the Book You Have to Write

I had to write in order to understand the kind of mother I wanted to be.

Essays, Literary Reflections | July/August 2022 | By Anne Zimmerman


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A Grandmother’s Tale

The grandmother figure as little old lady tends to be how we are represented in children’s literature today.

Essays, Literary Reflections | July/August 2022 | By Linda Stallman Gibson


Mama Dreams, Daughter Dreams

My children need me to reach for the moon. They’ll never know how to do it themselves if they don’t see me try.

Essays, Literary Reflections | May/June 2022 | By Crystal Rowe


Letting Go

After years of love and care, I have no choice but to release this book.

Essays, Literary Reflections | March/April 2022 | By Susannah Q. Pratt


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