“The Universe, a Woman” by Uma Menon

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   (i) Prologue They say the universe formed with one big bang but we all know it must have a mother. Listen to the theory of maternal relativity, find power to expand. The blood of the universe has...

“Kill This” by Genevieve DiNatale

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   Which morality is in question? That of the race or that placed upon A woman’s place Without valor, without honor But with grace Men gone to war Their valor – their morality Then me… In line...

“On Storms, Choice, and Motherhood” by S. Jordan

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   The night I went into labor, a week early, I drove myself to the hospital, down streets devoid of people, thinking it was a false alarm. My son arrived with two whorls of hair atop his head, like twin...

“Before and After” by Stephanie Vessely

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   This morning I was scrolling through my Timehop feed and came across a photo from 2008. Timehop is an application that sifts through old photos and social media posts, and then shares with you what you...

“Philosophy’s Daughters” by Leigh Herrick

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   Philosophy Cheever was skimmed off the end of the 60’s, a child of hippies who grew up in California and moved to our little town in the godforsaken country of dying dairy farms in southeast Wisconsin....