Tag: childbirth
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Giving Birth to Postpartum Anxiety
Sometimes something follows you home. Let me first say something to all of the pregnant, anxious, near-term moms out there who found this post while doom-scrolling. I am alive and my babies are alive. So it’s not really a horror story. More like one of those slow-burn Shirley Jackson stories I wrote about in my…
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Real-life Horror: Pregnancy and Childbirth
Can we be honest about pregnancy and childbirth? It’s horrifying. In my first post, I promised (or threatened) to explore the horror of postpartum depression in the pages of this blog. But I think we need to start with square one: the horrifying miracle of birth. In my day job, I teach fiction to undergraduates…
Scaring the Kids 