Guest Post — My Hands: A Triad of Poems
By Dianna Human Hands My hands Are the way they are For a lot of reasons. Short-fingered Because my dad’s genes. Veins that pop out
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By Dianna Human Hands My hands Are the way they are For a lot of reasons. Short-fingered Because my dad’s genes. Veins that pop out
My COVID captivity looks like this: work from home M-F, empty nest, husband retired, quiet house in suburbia, USA. I have time on my hands.Â
I’ve written before about how Motherhood may be hazardous to a woman’s health.  In this post I’ll discuss how fertility privilege functions in Mormon
by Laura Riddle Parry I watch my mom cradle my newborn baby. She is so gentle, exquisitely gentle, as she lowers the babe from her
I wrote this poem a few years ago at a very tumultuous point in my relationship with the church. With Mother’s Day coming up I
The Dialogue issue guest-edited by Exponent II came out recently. I feel so proud of the dozens of women who organized, wrote, and edited this
It was a few months ago…or maybe a few years ago…when the dismantling of life as I knew it seemed to accelerate. Now, every day,
Home church is a new prospect for many of us. Maybe your whole family sits reverently while you read from “Come Follow Me.” Maybe you
I can still smell the stale fabric samples and see the stained yellow curtains in my home -economic class. I can still hear the teacher’s
My name is Abby and I love to write. I’m thankful to be here, to have a place to put some of my words. I’ve
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