“Femininny” by D. J. Thielke

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   The graduation chat from my online fashion design degree was a mad scramble of affection and admiration and plans. New York, LA, Paris – they wrote the names of cities that exist only in the dreams of...

“In the Spirit of Motherhood” by Sara Karim

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue No subject offers a greater opportunity for terrible writing than motherhood… To be fair, writing well about children is tough. You know why? They’re not that interesting. What is interesting is that despite...

“The Abortion Club” by Laura Maylene Walter

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   The Club made no allowances for guilt. No second guessing. No politics. No weeping. No apologies, no forgiveness. No regrets, no what-ifs, no relief, no thanks. No work, which we left back on our...

“Living Small” by Allison Lamberth

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   “Get under the covers.” “I will.” “No,” he insisted. “Now.” She laughed. “I will, I will.” His sheet and comforter-covered feet clamped about her hips and tugged. She laughed again, and let him...

“Options Counseling” by Jen Fawkes

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   “I saw them this morning,” you say, “when I was coming home from the gym.” “Who?” “The people in my apartment.” “You came home from the gym and found people in your apartment?” “No.” You seize a...

“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....