Month: October 2025
I’m writing this from my new apartment, three states away from the nightmare I used to call family.
I was nine months pregnant and felt as large and unwieldy as an airship. A dull, persistent ache had
A girl on the plane demanded I be removed because of my weight — but I got my revenge and showed her
Scars are a natural part of the healing process. Most of them fade away, but some are there to witness
I picked Kay up every other Sunday at 6 p.m. from Jacques’s house. But last week, when I knocked, Kay
I picked Kay up every other Sunday at 6 p.m. from Jacques’s house. But last week
The phone rang in the middle of my workday. My mom’s name flashed on the screen. I almost didn’t answer.
The sound of rolling suitcases echoed through Terminal 3, a drumbeat of judgment. “Move faster, Mia,”
Emma Shardlow Hudson, a 29-year-old mother, breastfeeds her 5-year-old daughter Alex and 2-year-old son Ollie.
The wedding had been like a fairy tale — music, flowers, guests, laughter. I felt as if I were living







