(M)othering is a universally understood phenomenon that speaks to the act ofbecoming something unexpected and entirely outside ourselves. And this book is a collection of writing and art about that. Fifty-six contributors illuminate thekind of gritty, body mind soul transformations that only the mothering myth can evoke. Their work will take you to wonder and wildness, kindness, beauty, grief, love.

These writers and artists show us what it means to create, to birth something, to love it, to suffer loss, to let go. They share their truths about trans-generational trauma. Some write of broken women, mothering their mothers and sisters, choosing not to be mothers. Having many mothers. Mothering grown children. Men who want to be mothered. Others tackle identity, adoption, abortion, addiction, self-care, sacrifice, nature and nurture, making art, unravelling, invention, loneliness, anger, laughter and joy. They are queer, Métis, Indigenous, French, male, Jewish, Mennonite, descendants of the Niisitapi (Blackfoot) and the Cree, settlers and immigrants. In unison, they speak about experiences far beyond the pathologizing of the pregnant female body.

“The (M)othering anthology is as varied, complex, heart wrenching, joyful, poignant, warm, fraught, funny, whimsical, tragic, contradictory, and lovely as the experience of motherhood itself. I highly recommend the beautiful literary and visual offerings of this outstanding group of wise artists.”
—Angie Abdou, author of This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir

“Motherhood is nothing if not complex. In this fresh anthology, manymanifestations of motherhood reveal themselves through precise heartache and delight. Joan  Crate’s ‘Balloon Ride’ startled me, Sheri-D Wilson’s ‘Mother’ spoke of loss and her comparisons to a broken hourglass stayed with me whileKatherine Smart’s ‘Reasons’ brought me right back to similar mornings. This is abook for any mother who knows that Mothering is the most complex job aperson can have. Prepare to have your heartstrings pulled.”
—Micheline Maylor, author of The Bad Wife

“This collection is startling and transformative as the artists invigorate the mythof mothering with honesty and passion.”
—Cathy Ostlere, author of Lost: A Memoir

Two of Dorothy’s poems appear in the anthology. View the publisher’s site Here.

Read the newsletter Here.