Conversations
On “Motherhood Bringing Things To the Surface”: A Conversation with Karen Rigby and Rachel Moritz
HER KIND: Poet Camille Dungy prompted this May conversation for HER KIND. She begins by quoting Dan Bellm's "Aspens": “...Oh honey--just wait until you're in a small town somewhere with an underpaying job and a couple of babies, not enough time, a husband who helps out, or not, and one book on the shelf while the world has moved on to the next bright morning star--that's when, if you're … [Read More...]
On My Mind
NOITPODA
“The words he uttered were no longer understandable, apparently, although they seemed clear enough to him,” Franz Kafka, Die Verwandlung, 1915, The Metamorphosis, translated from the German by Willa and Edwin Muir, Schocken; 3rd edition, 1975 “You’ve had yourself stolen, haven’t you? There is someone who looks exactly like you, isn’t there?” Kim So-un, “The Disowned Student,” … [Read More...]
Lady In the House
Mommy Loves an Ant Parade
Look at handiwork that doesn’t make sense. I’m tempted to write fertile here, but I don’t think that’s the right word. In the roving grocery we make choices about our eats. So we can give to the neural families inside us. No one knows how many because guts are marketed to serve, not to rule. Never, never rule, especially as horizontal. That would involve Mr and Ms Self backing down from … [Read More...]
Global Woman
Seeking Submission for “First Summers of Mischief & Mayhem”
HER KIND readers, we need to hear from you! In honor of HK's first year anniversary, we want, in exactly 111 words, a flash fiction/nonfiction piece about one of your first summers of mischief/coming-of-age/ocean discoveries/etc. Tell us your out of body, discovering your otherness, your coming into, your most terrifying, your most formative summer. We plan to run our favorites in our Global Women … [Read More...]
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