By: Emily Miller Dearest Mom, I want to know why you have not been happy. I want to know why you don’t follow your dreams. You sacrifice everything you have ever wanted for the satisfaction of knowing your kids will have lived their best lives. We appreciate everything you have done for us, but it’s…Continue Reading Dear Mom
By: Kaitlynn Yeager Grandmom buried 3 of her 5 children, but little does she know there’s a 4th who picked up the shovel. He’s out there digging, high on methamphetamines, his cheeks hollowed out. His hands are shaking from digging all of these years, but he hasn’t stopped yet to take a break. Sweat drips off his chin and that vein in his forehead is pulsating…Continue Reading A Mother’s Love
By: Lexie Pellegrin I’d grown accustomed to the sound of muffled yelling at a very young age; through three layers of My Little Pony coloring pages and a thick blanket strategically tacked to the hallway entrance leading to my bedroom, I could just barely make out some of the lethargic words that launched from Rod’s mouth. Something about a whole bench, a…Continue Reading We’re Okay
By: Andrea Repetz I’m here to say I see you. Being a sibling in the wake of chaos is a position that often goes without recognition. I just want to give you a pat on the back for weathering the layers of waves. Because to be the sister of someone facing some of the…Continue Reading For Sisters Facing Tough Shit
By: Jena Lui Ask me what I am thankful for and Grandmother, it goes back to you. Always. But I always think – could we not have gone back to the simpler times when I asked you on our walk back to (y)our home whether I should call you “Grandma” or “Grandmother” because English was…Continue Reading Grandmother’s Photo