Momologues

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

Sep 23, 2022

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...

Jul 28, 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 10, 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...

Jun 28, 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...

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

Baby absorbing baby.

Trigger Warning: This story contains subject matter relating to Vanishing Twin Syndrome. We had tried just about everything to get...

Dec 13, 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 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...