Motherline BY Art

Dec 3, 20201 min read

Future, Not Perfect, Epilogue

For you, Genea, for me, and for Mama, in response, I offer a prayer: Hail Mother full of grace power is with thee[i] Hail Mother full of...

Nov 25, 20201 min read

Future, Not Perfect, part 6

Lest I Be Accused of Mariolatry Years later I heard her Mocking derision Like an echo. As though the Saints And Holy Water Could heal,...

Nov 19, 20203 min read

Future, Not Perfect, part 5

As a menopausal woman with no children, I realize, with some regret and sadness that I will not be passing my Motherline forward in an...

Nov 12, 20207 min read

Future, Not Perfect, part 4

And now, Genea, I wish to introduce you to the Motherline you would have inherited: I am Barbara, daughter of Dorothy Carol,...

Nov 5, 20201 min read

Future, Not Perfect, part 3

Throughout prehistory and history, regardless of culture, most women bore children if they were able, despite the fact that there have...

Oct 29, 20203 min read

Future, Not Perfect, part 2

Many say that one’s sexual orientation is a given at birth. I do not doubt this for the majority who are straight, lesbian, or gay. ...

Oct 22, 20203 min read

Future, Not Perfect, part 1

To my conceived-of, but never conceived child, I have always imagined you a girl. Genea is the name I would have given you. You are not...

Oct 13, 20201 min read

Future, Not Perfect: My Motherline Tale, Abstract

Weaving together narrative, reflection, poetry and academic source material, I trace and discover my maternal lineage, and “conceive” a...

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