Stories tagged “motherhood”
-
"We're going to have a baby."
Harlan smiled beatifically at his family. One inside the other, both alive. Both kicking. I am the shore, he thought, on which this detritus has arrived. His teeth were bared. He displayed as much of his skull as was possible without parting his skin. ...
-
Still Life
Sometimes Julia wondered if she was at fault. She’d spent that damp, hot summer when she was pregnant two ways. Whale belly floating atop the lukewarm tub water, eyes closed, or at the galleries, grateful for the cool hush, the chance to sit and ...
-
While It Lasts
She cries and cries, little thing perched up on the bench while the doctor gives her the shot. I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing. She screams like someone is cutting her arm off. The pediatrician holds her gently to keep her from f...
-
Arabesque, Suggest, Acquiesce
Roderick took the quiet mumbles as permission to continue his self expression, which he did with gusto. His mother flopped down at the dining room table, sifting through bills without actually seeing any of them. Her mind clanked painfully over punishm...
-
A Mother’s Suffering Never Ends
“I’m tired of you sitting on your butt all day plugged into virtual reality. I want you to go outside and experience some real reality.” “Do I have to?” “Yes you have to. But stay within sight of the habitat.” “Okay. Where’s my spaces...