Literary Reflections

In this month’s essay, When Income Envy Comes Home, Valerie Weaver-Zercher writes about the envy and outrage she felt when her author/husband earned an ordinate sum of money for a…

This month’s Now Reading list ranges from the adventures of delivering books to children in Africa, to dark, desperate choices made by moms and kids alike, to the history of…

My husband recently made an inordinate sum of money in twenty minutes. He and a colleague with whom he wrote a book spoke at a conference in a nearby city,…

With each New Year’s Eve come promises to refine one’s life in a simple or complex way. But what about our core: our identity. Who we are in the center…

In this month’s essay, From Laundry to Literature, Cassie Stocks writes about the sheer grit and determination a writer, who wishes to create, must embody. Have you ever felt torn…

One gift that all mothers would appreciate this month is spare time. So, we asked Literary Mamas: If given the gift of time, what book would you choose to enjoy…

The journey from laundry to literature is as courageous an expedition as any taken by any adventurer. It’s not just the laundry of course. It’s the lack of clean laundry,…

In December, the amount of free time to read diminishes or completely disappears. This month, Literary Mamas compile the Essential Short Story collection. Find one here to satisfy your need…

In this month’s “Mothering Left to Write,” C. Delia Scarpitti writes about the thrill of being awarded a prestigious grant for her writing. Have you ever received a coveted acceptance…

This month’s Now Reading list takes us from Dublin to Troy, from present to past, from marriage to solitude. Download the list here and enjoy! Literary Reflections Editorial Assistant Merle…

I traced my fingertips over the envelope bearing my name as we sat in the car on our way to run errands. Key turned in the ignition, engine warming, my…