Momologues

Sixty-two self-identifying mothers responded to 18 text prompts. Read them here.

Jun 25, 2022

I fell pregnant again 7 months later

I was only 23, just started my first “big girl” job. I was engaged, but my fiancé was involved in an unpaid apprenticeship. My god we...

Nov 1, 2021

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...

Oct 20, 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...

Dec 13, 2020

It was a shock to me.

Trigger Warning: This story contains subject matter relating to suicide. It was a cool November morning. I was cleaning up the kitchen...

Dec 13, 2020

You never really get rid of that muscle memory.

I don’t usually talk about my pregnancy, birthing story, or the first two years of my son’s life. I stick to more upbeat topics. I was...

Dec 13, 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...