Posts Tagged: postpartum
Two Books for the Frozen Sea: A Conversation with Megan Stielstra
Megan Stielstra discusses her recently rereleased books EVERYONE REMAIN CALM and ONCE I WAS COOL.
...moreThe Fractures of Motherhood: Julia Fine’s The Upstairs House
Like Fine’s uniquely constructed book, being a mom is to be permanently fractured.
...morePaying in Time
The contempt the place exuded for the people inside it felt physical, hanging in the air like humidity.
...moreA Poet of Ecology: Talking with Kate Gaskin
Kate Gaskin discusses her debut collection, FOREVER WAR.
...moreThe Gothic Horror of the Fourth Trimester: Talking with Julia Fine
Julia Fine discusses her new novel, THE UPSTAIRS HOUSE.
...moreWriting What Bothers: A Conversation with Frances Cha
Frances Cha discusses her debut novel, IF I HAD YOUR FACE.
...moreLosing the World
When we begin life, language is play.
...moreThe Crack-Up
If I slept… All night, I stayed awake.
...moreThe Myth of the Lazy Mothers
I worried that I no longer knew myself.
...moreBabysitter
For my daughter Stella’s first birthday, we got her a babysitter.
...moreThe Thread: All in My Head
I am in a war, and some of the toughest battles happen in my head.
...moreIt’s Just Reality: Talking with Meaghan O’Connell
Meaghan O’Connell discusses her new memoir, And Now We Have Everything, perfectionism in motherhood and writing, and being pregnant again.
...morePaying It Forward: Meaghan O’Connell’s And Now We Have Everything
[O’Connell’s] baby, once born, is not the answer to any question, but rather the genesis of a thousand new ones.
...moreThis Is Not a Story About a Ghost
This is a story about memory. About neurons misfiring, about the strange space between dream and awake, that feeling, when I’m falling asleep, of falling backwards, swinging my arms up to catch myself.
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