The January/February Issue of Literary Mama

Mothering is a humbling journey ...

“As you read the January/February 2024 issue, I hope you reflect on your personal transitions and evolutions as writers and mothers, evaluating how far you’ve come and what you hope to learn as you continue writing and mothering. It’s a humbling journey, certainly, but one that comes with extraordinary and lasting life lessons.”

Rudri Bhatt Patel
Read the complete From the Editor letter

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Fiction

Faith
By Isabel Cristina Legarda

Microchimerism
By Angelica Lai

Mother’s Nature
By A. S. Lewis

Literary Reflections

A Car Seat for Tiger
By Laura Bass

The Messy Middle
By Katie Mitchell

Why Don’t You Write About Autism?
By Alice Maurice

Poetry

In Defense of Denial
By S. J. Dunning

Tiger Mountain
By Rohanna Ssanyu

The Past is No Sanctuary
By Valerie Creane

Keeping Score
By Danielle Lemay

Sweet
By Dagne Forrest

First Week
By Michele Herman

Mother and Son and Not a Sailor Between Us
By Elizabeth Steinglass

Hoarder
By Francesca Leader

Asthma
By Pam Sinicrope

Profiles

Breaking an Intergenerational Cycle of Secrets and Loss: A Conversation with Pamela Gwyn Kripke
By Sheryl Zedeck Katz

Fighting for Your Family: A Conversation with Judith Lindbergh
By Kerri Schlottman

From Pitch Wars to Published: Karen Chow and Stephanie Willing Talk about Motherhood and Writing
By Karen S. Chow & Stephanie Willing

From Struggling Single Mom to Award-Winning Novelist: A Conversation with Stephanie Cowell
By Judith Lindbergh

Longing for a True Form: A Conversation with Sara Moore Wagner
By Kelsey Madges

Mothers and Daughters in a House “Lousy with Secrets”: A Conversation with Thao Thai
By Jodie Sadowsky

Telling the Truth Helps Us Heal: A Conversation with Bethanne Patrick
By Sarah McCraw Crow

That Impossible Place: A Conversation with Kelly McMasters
By Margo Steines

Upending Traditional Adoption Narratives: A Conversation with Erika Hayasaki
By Victoria Clayton

Reviews

Complicated Grief: A Review of A Living Remedy
By Robin Lanehurst

Exploring the Limitations of Motherhood: A Review of Dark Beds
By Jennifer Saunders

Motherhood in the Multiverse: A Review of The Possibilities
By Rhonda Havig