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moles //.

There’s a popular game traditionally played at carnivals that involves whacking a mole with a mallet, forcing it to retreat back into its…

Sep 23, 2021

moles //.

Sep 23, 2021

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Moms Don’t Have Time to Write

A Mother’s Story Doesn’t End After Pregnancy

There are myriad little things that we are supposed to know but oftentimes never learn

Jul 28, 2021

A Mother’s Story Doesn’t End After Pregnancy

Jul 28, 2021

Holly Ruskin

I am a black sheep (and proud)

Reading the inevitable backlash to Harry and Meghan’s decision to remove their family from a life that was bringing them harm, I am…

May 15, 2021

I am a black sheep (and proud)

May 15, 2021

Holly Ruskin

waiting //.

I was the most afraid I have ever been the day we brought my daughter home from hospital. I was terrified. So much so, I blacked out and…

May 7, 2021

May 7, 2021

Holly Ruskin

the mother vanishes //.

I have never been more visible as when I became a mother. To my daughter, I am all she sees. There is not a second in my day or night now…

Apr 27, 2021

Apr 27, 2021

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Motherscope

milestones //.

Not long after my daughter was born, I was sent a ‘First Year’ baby book by a very kind relative. It sat on our kitchen table along with…

Mar 11, 2021

milestones //.

Mar 11, 2021

Holly Ruskin

Holly Ruskin

Storyteller, editor, poet, essay writer. Published online & in zines, journals & anthologies. Co-founder of blood moon POETRY. Mama & lover of women’s words.

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