Could you please provide more context or clarify what you're looking for? Are you interested in reading articles by Allison in Mutha Magazine, or perhaps learning more about the magazine itself?
: This story captures a raw moment of mothering a child through injury. She describes the visceral, physical pain of watching her daughter, Ruby, in pain, comparing her own sensitivity to open nerve endings. The piece reflects on her own childhood daydreams in New Mexico and the slow, 30-year process of learning the limitations of living inside one's own body . mutha magazine articles allison
if Allison is a regular contributor.
Mutha Magazine is a publication that features stories, essays, and artwork created by mothers, with a focus on exploring the complexities of motherhood and challenging traditional narratives around parenting. Could you please provide more context or clarify
: This essay blends personal family history with the historical backdrop of the Detroit riots. She explores a memory—or perhaps an imagined version of the past —where her mother's reaction to her birth defect ("a hole in her chest") highlighted a complicated emotional distance, while her father "didn't let go". She describes the visceral, physical pain of watching
Queer, academic-adjacent, neurodivergent, rural or post-industrial setting.