A review of Ainslie Hogarth’s Motherthing, a New York Times Best Book of the Year.
Review of Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
Tag: family
Rough Ride
“Rose, watch little Al while I go to the store and get a few things for dinner. I won’t be but an hour,” called Jenny Wilkinson.
The Best of Mothers
The overturning of Roe Vs Wade, for an Indian woman looking to the West as a model for women’s rights, this was my honest view.
Booked to Heaven
I wrote this after my mother told her three sons that she was ready to leave this earth after living to the age of 101.
4-12%
A father dealing with his chronic illness and his fears for his young daughter. A mother trying to maintain a sense of normalcy in the chaos.
Song my mother sang
When babe in arms
My mother sang to me
Marilyn In Miles
“Marilyn In Miles” is my attempt to process the loss of my stepmother, Marilyn, who died from cancer last summer.
Please
please do not bleed,
not right now.
Flight AWE613
Michael finds himself reevaluating his priorities and delving into precious memories as the plane he’s on seems doomed to crash.
Romantique
A “slice of life” pirouettes upon the palate reminiscent of a sweet and tart wedge of Lemon Meringue pie served with afternoon tea.
Brilliant Blue
A story of 3900 words that might remind readers of a specific story by Hemingway and one by O’Connor.
Smile at today’s sun as it goes down
Maybe if they knew of my hardships
They would go easier on me
About My Sister Not Understanding Poetry
Everyone doesn’t “get” poetry. It’s okay that people don’t “get it.” There are things in their own lives I don’t understand.
Fifteen Minutes to Cavendish
A relationship viewed through a discussion on real estate. We get so caught up in “What-Ifs,” we lose sight of what’s right in front of us.
Lenses
This was written from the perspective of lenses. It doesn’t provide a solution; it only records what it sees. The consequences are unknown.
Taps – The Final Salute
My brother’s military funeral in the pouring rain.