Table of Contents
From the Editors
Family and Identity
Kristin L. Arola
Revising notions of family. One card at a time.
Anne Balay
She used to wish for a lesbian daughter. Predictably, the joke's on her.
Laura J. Davies
What's in a name? For some, family history, arguments, and identity.
Family and Media Critique
Jaqueline McLeod Rogers
When the internet steals our daughters, mothers turn cyborg.
Christina M. LaVecchia
Just because the family is modern doesn't mean the family is new.
Rebecca Ingalls
Wanted: kind, nurturing, compassionate females. Childless women need not apply.
Amy L. Spears, Julie Driscoll
If facebook and social media have wrecked our ability to sustain lengthy treatises on topics, well then, by George, we'll make the blurb our convention and still tell you what we think.
Family Tales
Danielle Hunt
Often, there are tunnels and holes and shovels for fingers. This poem is about the digging process.
