Motherhood & Words®

"It takes courage to write about motherhood in a culture that sets women with children on the sidelines, and it takes even greater courage to give voice to the powerful emotions and fears that swirl deep beneath the surface of our daily lives..." -Kathleen Hirsch and Katrina Kenison, Mothers

Friday, December 24, 2010

merry christmas

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We've had a lazy morning so far. Stella sewed a skirt for her Our Generation doll with her new sewing kit. Zoe has spent the last hour d...

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

snowy days

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Across the Twin Cities, snow is heaped in piles as tall as houses. The roads have grown narrow, encroached on either side by towering boulev...

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Monday, December 6, 2010

2011 mother words writing retreat

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There are still a few spots available for the 2 nd annual Mother Words Writing Retreat at Faith’s Lodge. When: 4 p.m. on Thursday, February...

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Monday, November 29, 2010

profile of bonnie rough

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Thanks for your kind words and your lists last week. I hope you had a lovely long weekend. D and I spent lots of time playing with the girls...

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

thankful

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It’s been a dark fall for me. Even the sunny and warm days that stretched into November couldn ’t pull me up and out of myself. And when the...

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

fight for preemies

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November is Prematurity Awareness Month and today, November 17, is the March of Dimes’ Fight for Preemies . Over 300 bloggers are writing t...

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

i'm telling

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I’m honored to have Maria Asp, Darcey Engen , and Nanci Olesen of the new motherhood show “I’m Telling” here at Mother Words today. If you...

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kate hopper: I'm a mama and writer and teacher. I've been helping mothers tell the stories they need to tell since 2006. I'm the author of Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers and Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood, winner of a 2014 MIPA Midwest Book Award, and co-author of Silent Running, a memoir of one family’s journey with autism and running. My writing has appeared in a number of journals, including Brevity, Los Angeles Review of Books, The New York Times online and Poets & Writers. I have an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and I teach online, in Ashland University’s Low-residency MFA program, and at the Loft Literary Center. For more information about my work visit www.katehopper.com. Join the discussion!

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