We are proud to have a diverse and talented group of writers.
These are some of our writers from past issues.
Sue Lick: Sue Fagalde Lick, married twice to men who didn’t want kids, is the author of Stories Grandma Never Told and three other books. She is currently working on a new book called Childless by Marriage. See her corresponding blog athttp://www.childlessbymarriage.blogspot.com. She spent many years as a newspaper reporter and editor before moving into fulltime freelancing. Her articles, short stories and poetry have appeared in many magazines and newspapers, as well as two Cup of Comfortanthologies. She lives with her dog Annie on the Oregon Coast.
Abigail W: Abigail W. is a newlywed barrista from the Pacific Northwest, clinging to the low end of her thirties and hoping that the third time will be the charm. She is the author of Isaac’s Journey (http://isaacs-journey.blogspot.com) when she’s not ignoring housework or making coffee.
Shawna Strohm: Shawna is a 30-year-old mother of one. That one took 5 years and plenty of treatment. She is a full-time student at a local university where she doesn’t fit in because she is “old.” She is working on baby number two, if the old bod will ever cooperate.
Heather Davis: Heather holds an M.A. in creative writing from Syracuse University. Her book of poems, The Lost Tribe of Us, won the 2007 Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award. She is the mother of a fabulous five year old, has experienced miscarriage, and is currently undergoing IVF treatments. You can check out Heather’s blog at http://inredlight.blogspot.com
Sharon van Wyke: Sharon is 36 and has been battling infertility for 6 years. She has had six first-trimester miscarriages and a whole host of chemical pregnancies, and has had a number of surgeries, IUIs and IVFs, all without success. In addition to being a struggling infertile, she is also a wife, sister, daughter and friend who prides herself on trying to find meaning and balance in her life.
Monica Crumback: Monica’s essays have appeared in numerous publications including Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers, Skirt!, and Hip Mama. She lives in Michigan with her husband and daughter.
Susan R.S. Lewis: Susan is a 42-year-old attorney, writer, and mother of two in Northern California. Susan married last year for the second time and has experienced two miscarriages with her husband, Raj. They still hope to add to their family one day, either naturally or through adoption. Susan’s blog can be found at www.fallingaway.vox.com.
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Carol McMurrich: Carol lives and writes in Western Massachusetts, surrounded by her husband, two living children, and the spirit of Charlotte Amelia. She runs a community resource and support group for babylost families.
Jessica Clare Haney: Jessica has published poetry in Earth’s Daughters, Court Green, and Beltway Poetry Quarterly. In addition to her personal blogs, Jessica’s writing has also appeared online on the Motherverse Mothering Out Loud Blog and Mothering Heights Second-Annual Mother’s Day Online Anthology, and she writes regularly for DC Metro Moms Blog. Jessica has an essay forthcoming in the Journal of Attachment Parenting International. She lives in the Washington D.C. area with her husband and toddler son.
Magan Crane: Crane is a writer, editor, runner, wife, mother, and juggler living in Arlington, VA. She has one daughter, now three, who – despite her mother’s tomboy sensibilities – loves princess dresses and fairies. She makes Magan laugh every day.
Meghan L.: Megan is a professional accountant and an amateur at just about everything else. In her free time she crafts, travels, spends time with her husband Tony, and gets vaginal ultrasounds. She and Tony are still trying to conceive their first child after one miscarriage and two cancelled IVF cycles. She blogs at Bottoms Off and On the Table.
Jennifer Martin: Jennifer is the author of Star Child: A Mother’s Journey Through Grief, and a contributing writer to Bereavement magazine and Grief Digest magazine. To preview or purchase the book, which takes a poignant look at Jennifer’s bittersweet healing journey following her son’s death, visit www.jjmartinstudio.com or www.iUniverse.com
Jennifer Schaefer: Jennifer’s twin sons were stillborn at 24 weeks in May 2008. She and her husband had been trying to get pregnant for 1.5 years before conceiving their sons, and have been trying again since October 2008. They are currently pursuing fertility treatments. Jennifer is 32 years old and lives in East Tennessee, where she works as a social worker and lives with her husband, pit bull named Flowers, and lab named Rocky. Jennifer is a frustrated marathon runner (running marathons tends to interfere with getting knocked up) and long-distance cyclist.
Jessica Keenan Smith: Jessica Keenan Smith is transplant from Manhattan to South Jersey and a mommy with epilepsy. She is lucky to have her girls, both the one that’s here and the one that’s not. Her blog, The Light Daughter, consists of essays, articles and news on epilepsy. Pregnancy is a risky proposition for women with epilepsy, so she’s out there trying to make some noise.
Brenda Thibault: Brenda shares her life with her husband Bruce and two big mutts, Sierra (the store manager) and Liam (the pot-smoking slacker with the beard). She is the mother of Adam, Joseph and Paul, born too early to this world on Sept. 25, 2008. She writes about infertility, child loss and occasionally something REALLY fun on her blog, The Real Bean.
Michealean Walsh: Michaelene Walsh, 39, is an artist and teacher living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with her husband and 3 dogs. After 5 years of colossal efforts to become a mother, Michaelene is gratefully pregnant with her first child, the result of a beautiful gift – a donated egg.
Wiseguy: Shilpa goes by the name of Wiseguy and is creator of the infertility blog, Woman Anyone? Wiseguy has been trying to conceive for more than four years now and has primary sub-fertility. For a couple with healthy eating habits, almost nil vices, and no infertility history in the family, it has been a difficult and a fail-to-understand journey as to how we could end being like this.
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