Mothers and Family II – Creative Prose and Art Folio

By Mom Egg Review on February 13, 2026 MER Literary Folio, Prose

This year, MER is examining the ins and outs of mothers with families, both online and in our forthcoming print issues. Often mothers are the nuclei of families—of the legacies, obligations, and stories that orbit around us. 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. We are exploring creative writing and art that addresses our role as mother in these unwieldy units, how we embroider with and untangle these familial threads that can heal or hinder. Here is our second offering, creative prose pieces exploring diverse, and sometimes challenging aspects of mothers and families. We also feature artworks that explore these dynamics.

Visit our Mothers and Family I folio for more literary work.

Featured Writers

Bethany Bruno – Love, Without the Ashes
Kathy Curto – Cool and Low in the 70s
Susan Finch – How to Mourn Your Father When You’re a Mom
Alisha Goldblatt – Tracing the Faultlines
Tatiana Johnson-Boria – Saturn
Tamara J. Madison – Dispatch
Lisa Moak – Bonding with Stone
Elizabeth Winkler – Love Languages