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September/October 2023

Twenty years ago, a staff of volunteers began a magazine that insisted, against all literary odds, that the stories of mothers mattered. Now, narratives about motherhood are having a moment, in no small part because we have stubbornly inhabited the spaces of literature.

Letter From the Editor

Creative Nonfiction

  • Eruptions

    By Denise Dilanni

  • The Life I Planned, the One I Have

    By Sara Korber DeWeerd

Fiction

  • The Extra Life of Nancy Fagelbaum

    By Sharon G. Forman

  • Shine

    By Gina M. Angelone

Literary Reflections

  • Bob’s Kristin Lavransdatter

    By Teresa Tumminello Brader

  • Goodnight Noises Everywhere

    By Anna Rollins

  • Love in Translation

    By Heidi Fiedler

Poetry

  • Other Internal Bruises

    By Briana Meade

  • Buccinare

    By Susan Gillis

  • After having a panic attack in Target Optical

    By Shea Tuttle

  • Summer of Leaving

    By Deborah Leipziger

  • reflection

    By Amie Souza Reilly

  • Summer Rain Enter

    By Tamra Carraher

  • Hydrangeas

    By Elizabeth Hereford

  • Scapular for Parenthood 2.0

    By Mia Schilling Grogan

  • Headbanger

    By Jana-Lee Germaine

Profiles

  • The Ever-Evolving Journey: An Interview with Majka Burhardt

    By Andrea Lani

  • Forgiving Yourself: A Conversation with Andrea Stein

    By Holly Rizzuto Palker

  • Keeping Kosher Versus Blending In: A Conversation with Michelle Cameron

    By Karen Lewis Jackson

  • Nothing is Impossible: A Conversation with Alyssa Ages

    By Jennie Wexler

  • Put It Out in the World and Let It Be Free: A Conversation with Jacqueline Friedland

    By Rhonda Havig

  • Uncertainty, Wildness, and Wonder: A Conversation with Mary Otis

    By Jennie Burke

Reviews

  • Exploring Life Through Death: A Review of Double Negative

    By Carmel Mawle

  • Life, Death, and Chickens: A Review of Brood

    By Amanda Bird

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