Caspian Sea
Persian poet Leila Farjami writes about a complex, knotted mother-daughter relationship. With artwork by Vivian Hagedorn
I was Eight When They Said Mama was Sick
The latest in our haiku column by Louise Gerodias
the applause of dead mothers
Han Khan evokes the memory of his mother through cooking daal. The poem takes the form of a Garland cinquain, a poetry form using fixed syllable counts for each line
M(OTHER)WORK
Documenting the labor and love of a stay-at-home-mother, Damaris Swass’s photos peer into queer, radical motherhood and claim their own agency
Homemaker
The latest addition to our haiku column by Louise Gerodias.
أمي
Sarah Afaneh's new poem explores the ordinary labors of womanhood, and the complicated bond of a mother and a daughter.
The World is a Great and Perfect Animal
“Sometimes I imagine myself as the piece of her womb that made her crazy” – new in fiction, a haunting short story by Samantha Neugebauer written from the perspective of a sea urchin.
MOM CAVE
Dark children’s fiction by Zoe Jane Patterson.
I no longer knew Xinyu, and her red boots
Two girls are born in a Chinese village. New in poetry, by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.
Walking on the Edge of Myself
In an incredible new short story, Samantha Neugebauer tells the story of Lula, an enigmatic figure.
Pickled Pork Tongues
New fiction set in the heart of China, by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.
Inheritance
New in poetry, by Tzy Jiun Tan.
With You I Breathe
“My mother is the greatest feminist I know” – a daughter learns and unlearns the manifestos passed down to her by birth.
In my brother I see:
A tender ode to the poet’s brother, by Mhraf Worku.
The Palace Museum
New in fiction, Zoe Jane Patterson presents a mother-daughter relationship within the confines of a haunting, surrealist trap.
Mother
A mother and daughter meet across time, its silences and absences.
Bambi Eyes
“Girls are cuter with their mouths closed” - a boy takes advantage of a girl. This is how it feels.