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Being a mother and finding the time to focus on your craft is extremely difficult. Join Rebecca Rodskog, our resident Change Management Coach and Consultant (and mother of two) at this enlightening webinar, which will address your most difficult time management challenges. Rebecca will provide a perspective, a framework, and tips and tools to help […]

I’m sure many of you have read Lynn Harris’ Salon article “Everybody Hates Mommy,” in which Harris tries to unpack why there is so much anger and downright hatred directed towards mothers, particularly white, middle-class mothers (and particularly those that live in Park Slope). Whoa, people. The comments that this article elicited are incredible—so many […]

From former This Girl is Mine LM columnist, Deesha Philyaw: I’m psyched to report that I’m the new co-parenting columnist for The Faster Times. Currently, my debut article is #1 on the site, trumping news of both Carmen Electra and J-Lo’s sex tapes! ;-) Deesha’s debut article is titled “Co-Parenting and H1N1: What if You […]

101 Inspirational Stories of Energy, Endurance, and Endorphins Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark Many of you know that we originally planned this book to cover all three triathlon sports – running, swimming, and cycling – and we had titled it Endurance Sports. Our distributor Simon & Schuster advised us that there is […]

Mother Words Online, Winter Session 2010 – 10 weeks February 10 – April 21 Class Description Whether you are a new mom or a veteran, whether you gave birth to or adopted your child, in this online class you’ll learn how to take birth and motherhood stories and turn them into art. Weekly lectures, reading […]

Writer’s Online Workshops are known for their personalized attention, professional instructors, and small class sizes. Now you can put the courses to work for you to improve your writing. Plus, you’ll be able to save on these courses starting in November. Simply enter offer code NOV09 when you register to save 15%! Featured Courses: Essentials […]

Former LM Under the Saharan Sun columnist Jennifer Margulis is now writing a column for Motherhood magazine called Mothering Outside the Lines. “The thing is, I don’t know if I really want a midwife,” I said to James when I was nearly five months pregnant and still had not chosen anyone. “Oh God.” He furrowed […]

The Kitchen Sisters are looking for stories and images and videos and writings. We’re launching a new multimedia series on NPR this January, a listener collaboration in the tradition of Hidden Kitchens, Lost & Found Sound, and The Sonic Memorial Project. This one’s about girls. Girls and the women they become. Stories of coming of […]

The Mom Egg, an annual journal, seeks flash fiction, prose, poetry and art for its Spring 2010 issue, which will be a print issue on the theme of “Lessons”. The Mom Egg publishes work by mothers about everything, and by everyone about mothers and motherhood. Details on the site (“Submit”); you can also download a […]

Join us Tuesday, November 10th for a night of great fiction with Joanna Smith Rakoff, celebrated author of A FORTUNATE AGE and singer-songwriter/novelist/radio personality Stewart Lewis. Have a glass of wine in our exclusive Pen Parentis Upstairs Library bar, be part of a literary movement, and support contemporary writers who are also parents. Joanna Smith […]

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from October. We asked, “Is there a character — dead or alive — who acts as your muse? Does this character make frequent appearances in your writing or does he or she merely serve as a cattle prod in your everyday activities?” Kirsten Butler […]