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Profiles

The Growth Is in the Fear: A Conversation with Julia Haart

“I wasn’t leaving my kids, and I knew I had to do something drastic to bring them with me.”

Profiles | January/February 2023 | By Holly Rizzuto Palker


Processing Life on the Page: A Conversation with Erin Khar

“But I knew that I had to be honest on the page, which meant that some people weren’t going to like me—both as the character in the book and the author.”

Profiles | January/February 2023 | By Jennie Burke


Undocumented Mothering: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Farfán-Santos

“I think it’s so important to document the aspects of motherhood that are less visible, the raw human stuff we don’t talk about, the guilt, the pain, the grieving.”

Profiles | January/February 2023 | By Brianna Avenia-Tapper


Far from Ideal: A Conversation with Liz Alterman

“I wanted readers to feel like they were inside these women’s heads so they’d have more compassion for each of them.”

Profiles | January/February 2023 | By Sheryl Zedeck Katz


Chorus of Desire: A Conversation with Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters

“The real fire of wanting comes . . . when you’re determining who you’re going to be, what your purpose is in the world. Power, ambition, money, sex, identity—these things orbit the central concept of desire like planets in a solar system.”

Profiles | January/February 2023 | By Jenny Bartoy


How Family Fuels Writing: A Conversation with Cynthia Bond and Zelema Harris

An honest, heartfelt conversation between mother and daughter about writing together, family secrets, and the pursuit of truth and justice.

Profiles | November/December 2022 | By Victoria Clayton


Face the Monster: A Conversation with Tiffanie Drayton

A frank conversation about systemic racism in the United States and its surprising similarity to narcissistic personality disorder.

Profiles | November/December 2022 | By Holly Rizzuto Palker


Humor Equals Perspective: A Conversation with Cheryl E. Klein

“I hope that people who are struggling to become mothers will come away with more compassion for themselves—and that includes people who, for whatever reasons, never end up becoming mothers.”

Profiles | November/December 2022 | By Christina Consolino


The Really True Thing: A Conversation with Jill Christman

“For a while, every essay I wrote, when I got to the really true thing at the end, it was love. Just love.”

Profiles | November/December 2022 | By Brianna Avenia-Tapper


Truth is My Jam: A Conversation with Taylor Harris

A mother’s steadfast, tireless fight to discover the truth of her son’s sickness.

Profiles | September/October 2022 | By Christina Consolino


Describing the “Pain-Thing”: A Conversation with Jody Keisner

As a mother to two daughters, Keisner reflects on what it means to raise children in a culture of normalized violence against women.

Profiles | September/October 2022 | By Bridget Lillethorup


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