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Momologues
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers responded to 18 text prompts. Read them here.
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The Sonogram Tech Gave Me No Signs
Three. For some reason three was the magic number in my head. Number one was so hard to conceive, to carry, to birth, to nurture. Number...
Sep 23, 2022
Strike One, Strike Two, Strike Three
My entry into motherhood wasn't sunshine and daisies. From the moment I found out I was pregnant I was scared. And I remained scared for...
Jul 28, 2022
Five pregnancies, one abortion, two miscarriages, two live births
Five pregnancies, one abortion, two miscarriages, and two live births. All such different experiences and I was a different person for...
Jul 10, 2022
I wanted that baby so much
I had a complete hysterectomy that removed my uterus and a baby with a healthily beating heart the night before Roe v Wade was...
Jun 28, 2022
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
Driving through Utah on our way to Zion National Park, I keep checking my phone, looking for some bars. I can’t believe that our fate is...
Nov 1, 2021
I lost something
I realized I had lost something I hadn’t had before, after touching base with my new neighbor, years after I had lost it. She was...
Oct 20, 2021
Baby absorbing baby.
Trigger Warning: This story contains subject matter relating to Vanishing Twin Syndrome. We had tried just about everything to get...
Dec 14, 2020
The death of a future I thought I was going to have.
There is nothing like being a mother. Our stories are unique, and should be honored as such. If we don’t, many vulnerable women will feel...
Dec 14, 2020
I write this not knowing what the future holds
Trigger Warning: This story contains subject matter relating to miscarriage. Pure exhaustion, beyond any flu; vulnerability that can’t be...
Dec 14, 2020
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