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 Comments (0)Violeta Garcia-Mendoza's poetry and fiction have recently appeared in Kestrel, Coal Hill Review, and Cicada. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and two daughters. More from Violeta Garcia-Mendoza Literary Reflections Archives
Writing Prompt: When the Bough Breaks
February 2, 2008
Each month, we post a writing prompt tied to the current month's essay. Please email your responses of 500 words or less to lmreflections (at) literarymama (dot) com with the words "writing prompt" in the subject line so that we know it's not an essay submission. Submissions should be in the text of an email (please do not send attachments). We will accept responses until the 15th of each month and offer our feedback on each response privately before the end of the month. We hope you'll take this opportunity to get inspired, share your work, and find community with other writers! We'll post our favorites on our blog. In "When the Bough Breaks" , Ann Whitfield Powers writes about seeking communion with writer mothers who have gone before her as a necessary preparation for nurturing two young children and a creative life. She looks to Louise Erdrich's Blue Jay's Dance, and to Lia Purpura's Increase. In her essay, she unpacks the process of finding solace in others' "controlling metaphors of motherhood"- "Blue jay, raccoon, scallop, tree -- feisty, crazed, watchful, rooted." Write about something from the natural world that functions as a metaphor for your experience of motherhood.
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