Announcing Mom Egg Review Vol. 19!
In an extraordinary year, extraordinary voices on mothers, mothering, and motherhood. Mom Egg Review Vol.…
MER VOX Quarterly – Fall 2021
September 15, 2021 MER VOX Quarterly – Fall 2021 In this issue, two…
MER VOX + FEATURES (Words + Art)
Carol Alexander – O Wicked Stepmother
Carol Alexander O Wicked Stepmother She wasn’t even mine, I had to borrow her. In her likeness, we wore…
Richelle Buccilli – Cinderella Thinks About Motherhood
Richelle Buccilli Cinderella Thinks About Motherhood after Lana Hechtman Ayers Praise the birds who still come to sing here.…
Kristin Indorato – Mouths
Kristin Indorato Mouths here we are at the end of the story and in this adaptation, the wicked stepmother…
Abriana Jetté – Persephone Responds
Abriana Jetté Persephone Responds Fast ships slow snakes at the bottom of the sea. Every earth born creature stood…
Tina Kelley – Just One More, Mama
Tina Kelley Just One More, Mama “Wicked” and “step” are the only kinds of mothers. Name one mom left…
Michael Montlack – Stevie Nicks as Fairy Godmother
Michael Montlack Stevie Nicks as Fairy Godmother How we run to her, extending our hearts skinned like knees, knowing…
Mireya Perez-Bustillo – A Cow Jumped Over the Moon
Mireya Perez-Bustillo A Cow Jumped Over the Moon To a bovine dubbed Molly …
Jeri Theriault – Demeter in the sixth stage of grief
Jeri Theriault Demeter in the sixth stage of grief …
Sherre Vernon – Photograph, As I’d Have You See Me
Sherre Vernon Photograph, As I’d Have You See Me …
Jane Yolen – Bambi Haiku
Jane Yolen Bambi Haiku An old book opens. A fawn loses his mother. Yes, there will be tears. A…
