Welcome to MER 24, the Mothers & Family Issue!
Often mothers are the nuclei of families—of the legacies, obligations, and stories that orbit around them. Family of heritage, family of birth, family of choice, our greater human family: our families can be sources of support, of exhaustion, of love, of pain. Our families can pass down to us lore or trauma. For MER 24, we are exploring poems, prose, fiction, and artworks that address the role as mother in these unwieldy units, how we embroider with and untangle these familial threads that can heal or hinder. The cover image is by Nan Ring.
This issue is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Jennifer Martelli.
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Contributors
Masthead for MER 24
Editor-in-Chief – Marjorie Tesser
Poetry Editors – Jennifer Martelli (in memoriam) and Cindy Veach
Prose Co-Editor – J.L. Scott