At this time of year, we are awash in all things ghostly and ghastly. Halloween reminds us to have fun, play pretend, grasp someone’s hand when we’re feeling scared, but November 1 is All Souls Day, a time of remembrance and sadness for many. The fall, with its darkening skies and cooling temperature, is when […]
Congratulations to these Literary Mama Staff members! ~~~~~ Reviews Editor Rudri Bhatt Patel published the print piece, “No Place to Go: Exploring the Landscape of Maternity Health Care Deserts,” for Rural Health Quarterly. She also published the piece, “How to Talk to Loved Ones about Late-Stage Ovarian Cancer,” for WebMD and “Educational Resources for Seniors,” […]
Welcome to our newest blog series: Where Are They Now? In this series, our editors interview past Literary Mama contributors to see what they’ve accomplished since publishing in LM and talk about their writing journeys. You’d have to be hiding under a rock to be unfamiliar with author and activist Stephanie Land. She’s the bestselling author of […]
Congratulations to these Literary Mama Staff members! ~~~~~ Reviews Editor Rudri Bhatt Patel taught a live workshop via Writers.com on “Moving Your Writing Forward: The Art of the Bullet Journal,” as well as an eight-week class, “Writing Our Grief: How to Channel Loss Into Creative Expression.” She published the piece, “Turmeric for Depression: Is It Worth Trying?,” for […]
We invited Mama Writers to share their words wrestling with the pain and emotion of the horrific shootings at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, TX. We hope their art inspires and challenges you. Have you created art from the recent events? We’d love for you to share it in the comments. Tender Flesh, Delicate Bone, Remains […]
“Read. Read the voices of those you want to talk to. Read the conversations you want to be a part of. Read one new thing every day, or every week. I say it’s ok to skip the classics. Find your contemporaries. What can you add to this conversation, through your own experiences and talents? Go […]