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Literary Reflections

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My Fledgling Reader

But that morning, I felt something sweeter than being needed. My little girl was taking wing and exploring her way through a world of images and words, independent of me.

Essays, Literary Reflections | May 2019 | By Julie Sonnek


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Essential Reading: Mother’s Day

We are exploring the many colors of mothering with our reading recommendations this month with an “in the trenches” novel that will make you laugh out loud, an anthology of…

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | May 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


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On Repetition and Revision in Motherhood and #MeToo

I am more aware than I’ve ever been of patterns, patterns that have stunted growth and shored up strength, patterns that have contributed to my identities as daughter, woman, and…

Essays, Literary Reflections | April 2019 | By Sara Burnett


Remixing Memories: Back Down Memory Lane

I wrote to reassure myself that my kids would be okay. That I could be less than perfect, and that they would still be okay. I wrote to reassure myself…

Essays, Literary Reflections | April 2019 | By Deesha Philyaw


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Essential Reading: Children’s Books

This month’s Essential Reading focuses on books for children, including a science and nature picture book, a classic medieval tale, the story of a middle-school social experiment, and a boistorous…

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | April 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


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The Single Sentence

That sentence I wrote, to announce the end, said it all. Yes, it was surrounded by other words–accomplishments, family lineage, hobbies–but that one sentence was truest. I’d never written anything…

Essays, Literary Reflections | March 2019 | By Kandace Chapple


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Essential Reading: Favorite Memoirs

We love reading memoirs for their ‘up close and personal’ look into other people’s lives. This month, we share three of our favorite celebrity memoirs with you.

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | March 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


Dead Scientists Society: Experiments in Creativity and Parenting

During the two-and-a-half years before I began exploring Franklin’s life and work, I’d been focusing on loss—loss of sleep, loss of autonomy, and, above all, loss of identity. Franklin suddenly…

Essays, Literary Reflections | February 2019 | By Eileen McGinnis


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Essential Reading: Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, we are celebrating the words of Black female writers. Delve into Black womanhood, slavery, and identity—all framed by poetry with our staff recommendations.

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | February 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


Birth Meridian

I’d read all the pregnancy books, humorous and practical alike, but none of them really prepared me for that moment. Instead, it was the desolate landscapes of Cormac McCarthy’s fiction—which…

Essays, Literary Reflections | January 2019 | By Beth Winegarner


Essential Reading – Books about Writing

If you’re a writer looking to hone your craft, this month’s Essential Reading post includes four reading recommendation that will help you on your way.

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | January 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


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