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My Incompetent Cervix
Megan Williams explores the failure of medical terms, in her own IVF pregnancy 16 years ago, and now, in the post-Roe world.

Megan Williams
Nov 4, 20246 min read


The More Things Change
Three 'wee films' by Anna Tallach take us into the contemplative space hidden in this very moment.

Anna Tallach
Nov 2, 20242 min read


My Daughter, Who Loves Bees
In this poem, Letitia O'Hagan reflects on her daughter's love of bees, and of things small.

Letitia O'Hagan
Oct 24, 20241 min read


First Date with a Double Standard
Age is just a number, until it isn't. A hilarious and heartfelt dispatch from the front lines of silver dating.

Susannah Bianchi
Oct 15, 20244 min read


Taking Care of My Ex-Husband's Plant
A poem by Marjorie Thomsen on caring for her ex's houseplant.

Marjorie Thomsen
Oct 9, 20241 min read


1982: Abortion
This poem by Pushcart winner Betsy Fogelman Tighe explores an abortion in 1982.

Betsy Fogelman Tighe
Oct 9, 20241 min read


A Word
What we talk about when we talk about breasts – and how it changes with our history.

Avital Gad-Cykman
Sep 18, 20244 min read


Nocturne for My Seventh Decade
In this poem, Robin Turner reflects on the ephemeral nature of time.

Robin Turner
Sep 11, 20241 min read


The Reincarnated Wardrobe
Gassy, dirty, wasteful. The fashion industry has dark secrets. Lirio Hittle found them. You'll never shop the same way again.

Lirio Hittle
Sep 7, 202411 min read


Alone at Night in the Kitchen
Laughter, like making tomato sauce, is sometimes easy, sometimes messy - and succulence is everything. Megan Staffel explains.

Megan Staffel
Sep 5, 20247 min read


What's Left to Do After Eating Blueberries
In this poem, Carolyn Martin offers us a delicious meditation on blue and berries.

Carolyn Martin
Aug 28, 20241 min read


About Being a Mother
Could such beauty come from your body? In this touching poem about motherhood, Dorian Kotsiopoulos says it can.

Dorian Kotsiopoulos
Aug 15, 20242 min read


On War, Hope — and Cheese
Writer Kristin Vuković discusses her new novel, The Cheesemaker's Daughter, and the power of going home again.

Jean Shields Fleming
Aug 7, 20246 min read


Timex
Poet Kristin Berger explores the space in between time, where we are held with uncommon kindness.

Kristin Berger
Jul 30, 20241 min read


Name Calling
What's in a name? A lot, especially when you change it and your new name brings up questions. Lirio Hittle explains.

Lirio Hittle
Jul 24, 20245 min read


Vanity the Hound and Other Monsters of Aging
Leanne Grabel illustrates the finer - and funnier points of growing up, growing old, and growing into your skin.

Leanne Grabel
Jul 18, 20246 min read


Poem in which I Contemplate Extinction and Play
In this poem, Denise Duhamel explores the interplay between past and present as her grandnephews play at excavation.

Denise Duhamel
Jul 10, 20241 min read


Last Year's Model
Laugh along as Susannah Bianchi turns down a Depends ad, deflects plastic surgery, and navigates life as a silver model.

Susannah Bianchi
Jul 1, 20247 min read


After the Last Ecstatic Days
This poem tells us we don't have to wait for death to be free, to love.

Sage Cohen
Jun 21, 20241 min read


The Emerging Queendom: New Fairytales to Unleash Women's Power
Paige Baldwin Ando and Maria Imasheva are forging a new narrative to unleash women's power.

Jean Shields Fleming
Jun 16, 20245 min read
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