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Kimberly Lee

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Writing Prompt: Natalie Brandt Responds

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Erin Lyn Bodin’s Even In Winter. We asked, “What passions, interests, or activities do you reserve time for amidst the varied landscape of motherhood? How do they serve your personal wellbeing?” Below is Natalie Brandt’s response. ~~~~~ The Sports Mom  “No thank you.” […]

Kimberly Lee |  June 25, 2021 | | Blog |  One Comments

Writing Prompt: Emily Patterson Responds

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Erin Lyn Bodin’s Even In Winter. We asked, “What passions, interests, or activities do you reserve time for amidst the varied landscape of motherhood? How do they serve your personal wellbeing?” Below is Emily Patterson’s response. ~~~~~ The Tending of These Days It’s […]

Kimberly Lee |  June 11, 2021 | | Blog, Writing Prompt |  4 Comments

Now Reading — April 2021

In “Song of a Second April,” poet Edna St. Vincent Millay writes: After the difficult year 2020 wrought, we find ourselves enduring a second April in the throes of the pandemic. Yet hope is on the horizon. Cases of the virus are beginning to decline in many areas, and vaccinations are starting to turn the […]

Kimberly Lee |  April 30, 2021 | | Blog |  No comments

April Writing Prompt: Literary Reflections

For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog. This month’s writing prompt is inspired by Erin Lyn Bodin’s Even In Winter. ~~~~~ In her Literary Reflections essay, “Even In Winter,” […]

Kimberly Lee |  April 2, 2021 | | Blog, Writing Prompt |  No comments

Now Reading — March 2021

When my daughter was in the fifth grade, she’d often exit the car at school drop-off with a book snuggled securely under her arm. At some point during my drive home, I would realize she’d forgotten her lunch. I’d finagle a U-turn and brave LA morning traffic—again—to leave the meal with the school secretary. Although […]

Kimberly Lee |  March 26, 2021 | | Blog |  No comments

Writing Prompt: Shannon Sims Responds

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Kendra Stanton Lee’s Are You There Judy? It’s Me, Kendra. We asked, “Did an author’s work expose you to subject matter, whether personal or societal, that increased your awareness and left an impact?” Below is the response we received from Shannon Sims. […]

Kimberly Lee |  March 22, 2021 | | Blog, Writing Prompt |  2 Comments

Writing Prompt: Rachel Nevergall Responds

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Victoria Livingstone’s Exhaustion and Rest: Motherhood and Creativity and Linda Collins’s Write of Passage: Telling a Daughter’s Story. We asked, “Has motherhood impacted your creativity in unexpected ways? Has observing your children’s approach to life or listening to their comments about it changed […]

Kimberly Lee |  February 26, 2021 | | Blog, Writing Prompt |  One Comments

Writing Prompt: Robin Lentz Worgan Responds

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Victoria Livingstone’s Exhaustion and Rest: Motherhood and Creativity and Linda Collins’s Write of Passage: Telling a Daughter’s Story. We asked, “Has motherhood impacted your creativity in unexpected ways? Has observing your children’s approach to life or listening to their comments about it changed […]

Kimberly Lee |  February 19, 2021 | | Blog, Writing Prompt |  8 Comments

Now Reading — February 2021

I’ve always felt that reading is balsam für die Seele, meaning “balm for the soul,” a phrase I learned from a friend who’s wondrously fluent in German. Immersion in the universe of a book is a form of escapism from real world concerns, causing the heart rate to slow, the breath to deepen. It’s easy […]

Kimberly Lee |  February 12, 2021 | | Blog |  No comments

Writing Prompt: Laurie Phillips Responds

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Victoria Livingstone’s Exhaustion and Rest: Motherhood and Creativity and Linda Collins’s Write of Passage: Telling a Daughter’s Story. We asked, “Has motherhood impacted your creativity in unexpected ways? Has observing your children’s approach to life or listening to their comments about it changed […]

Kimberly Lee |  February 12, 2021 | | Blog, Writing Prompt |  One Comments

Writing Prompt: Andrea Isiminger Responds

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Victoria Livingstone’s Exhaustion and Rest: Motherhood and Creativity and Linda Collins’s Write of Passage: Telling a Daughter’s Story. We asked, “Has motherhood impacted your creativity in unexpected ways? Has observing your children’s approach to life or listening to their comments about it changed […]

Kimberly Lee |  February 5, 2021 | | Blog, Writing Prompt |  5 Comments

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