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Mom Egg Review 16 – Mothers Work Mothers Play

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By Mom Egg Review on March 29, 2018 Back Issues

Introducing Mom Egg Review 16 –
MOTHERS WORK MOTHERS PLAY

This issue of Mom Egg Review looks at PLAY and WORK through the lens of motherhood.  Celebrated and emerging literary writers explore the following themes:

The work of mothering, of creating art, of office work, housework, school work, political work, physical labor. Life’s work. Work that’s respected and work that’s denigrated. Jobs that lift you up and jobs that suck your soul. Our mothers’ and fathers’ work. The work of nurture. Work for pay, work for love, work for duty. Working on ourselves and working on our kids or on relationships. Working out. Working it out. And of course, we’re interested in the interplay between work and play.And also–How do mothers play: with children, with partners, with friends, on their own? How do children play at various stages? Is it irresponsible to play in a damaged world—or necessity? What types of play nourish you, and which are playing with fire? Is play as enjoyable as it’s cracked up to be? Is your work your play?

Read MER 16 for the insights of fine literary writing on a mother’s world of work and play.

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Contributors:

Laura Ajayi
E.J. Antonio
Robyn Art
Devon Balwit
Nina Bannett
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor
Patrice Boyer Claeys
Susan Craig
Lorraine Currelley
Nicelle Davis
Jessica de Koninck
Penny Dearmin
Mary Di Lucia
LeConte Dill
Alexa Doran
Carol Dorf
Elizabeth Ehrlich
Tara A. Elliott
Sara Epstein
CLS Ferguson
Laura Foley
Jennifer Stewart Fueston
Sherine Elise Gilmour
Tami Haaland
Heather Haldeman
Lois Marie Harrod
Tamara Hart
John Oliver Hodges
Matt Hohner
Tom Holmes
Donna Katzin
Tina Kelley
Cheryl Klein
Deborah Kahan Kolb
Veronica Kornberg
Rebecca L’Bahy
Jan LaPerle
Elizabeth Lara
Donna J. Gelagotis Lee
Michael Levan
Heather Lewis
Judith Lichtendorf
Tsaurah Litzky
Anne MacNaughton
Katie Manning
Libby Maxey
Cathy McArthur
Carol McMahon
Carole Mertz
Gail Newman
Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz
Rebecca Olander
eve packer
Laura Page
Mary Pan
Preeti Parikh
Kyle Potvin
Kristin Prevallet
Tatiana Forero Puerta
Nancy Reddy
Catherine Rockwood
Martha Joy Rose
Margaret Rozga
Hannah Baker Saltmarsh
Jennifer Schomburg Kanke
Carol Seitchik
Margie Shaheed
Matthew Sharpe
Robin Silbergleid
Marian Brown St. Onge
Katherine Barrett Swett
Carissa Stevens
Judith Swann
Elaine Terranova
J. C. Todd
Angela Narciso Torres
Meredith Trede
Claudia Van Gerven
Jamie Wendt
Shanna Powlus Wheeler
Faith Williams
Sarah Anderson Wood
Margaret Young
Dara Herman Zierlein

 

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