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On Maintenance and Momfluence
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On Maintenance and Momfluence

In this excerpt from ‘Femmephilia: Love Letters to Trans Mermaids, Queer Mothers, and Marilyn Monroe,’ Sophie Lewis examines what maternal memoirs say about the complexities of motherhood.
28 Aug 2026 8 min read
A collage of ALL MY DEAD CATS AND OTHER LOSSES. The cover is orange, cream, and blue, with a starry portal and a set of wandering pawprints.
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Into The Charnel House

In this excerpt from 'All My Dead Cats and Other Losses,' Flytrap co-owner s.e. smith discusses growing up in death-positive culture in Greece.
31 Jul 2026 5 min read
A collage of the Unreasonable Women cover on a red to purple gradient background shows a black book cover with red, pink, and purple flowers. The title is "Unreasonable Women".
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Documenting Criminalized Survival

In this excerpt from Unreasonable Women, Justine van der Leun introduces her work to surface the lived experiences of over 1,000 women imprisoned for surviving assault and abuse.
26 Jun 2026 13 min read
A collage of the Black. Single. Mother. cover on a yellow to orange to blue gradient background, showing a black book cover with red, pink, orange, blue, and yellow flowers.
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The Radical Possibilities (and Fears) of 50/50 Parenting

In this excerpt from ‘Black. Single. Mother.’, Jamilah Lemieux makes the case for building co-parenting arrangements that require equal responsibility from both parents.
29 May 2026 15 min read
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