The New Yorker

Lines on Watching a Mother at Her Crooning

The New Yorker staff writers Larissa MacFarquhar, Rebecca Mead, Ian Parker, Kelefa Sanneh, and Michael Schulman join the ...
Jewish Journal

First Mother – A poem for Parsha Chayei Sara

Though Lincoln himself was not Jewish, his words of support drawn from the faith of history’s first Jew continue to serve as a chord of comfort in the American consciousness. The dream is simple: that ...
The New Yorker

Malala’s Favorite Mother-Daughter Memoirs

People tend to think about mother-daughter relationships as ones where influence runs in one direction: mothers shape their ...

Dear Abby: Ex still can't get abuser out of her heart and mind

I just left a verbally and physically abusive relationship. I suffer from mental illness, and “Scott” made it worse. We lived ...
The Independent on MSNOpinion

Joan Baez ponders lifelong pacifism in Trump-inspired poem

Am I allowed my fantasies?’ Joan Baez ponders lifelong pacifism in Trump-inspired poem - POETRY: Last year, the acclaimed ...

‘Am I allowed my fantasies?’ Joan Baez ponders lifelong pacifism in Trump-inspired poem

POETRY: Last year, the acclaimed singer and civil rights activist Joan Baez published her debut poetry collection. Today, she ...
MassLive

Dear Abby: Navigating a rocky relationship with my mother-in-law

Dear Abby: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in ...
MLive

Dear Abby: Relationship with mother-in-law plunges to new low

DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in ...