'Stories of Motherhood,' a project celebrating mothers

Accordionist Tina Poljanšek, who was a member of Navihank, the Prisrčniki ensemble, and most recently the Chicas group, has been the mother of little princess Rubi Maria for a good two months.

'Stories of Motherhood,' a project celebrating mothers

On this Mother’s Day, a local artist is capturing and celebrating the diverse nature of motherhood as part of a project entitled “Stories of Motherhood” that highlights mothers.   “What I’m doing with this project is I’m photographing mothers from all different walks of life and I’m learning their stories,” artist Brianna Shrader told KTLA Photojournalist Joshua Jenkins.   All of the mothers were photographed with their children and had their st…

Shattered Motherhood by Donna Johnson

by Edith Cody-Rice Imagine grieving for a loved one who has died. Many of us do not need to imagine that. We have lived it.  Then imagine that that loved one is your child. Double the grief. Finally, what if that child committed suicide? The grief rises to a searing unbearable summit and is complicated by guilt. This is the subject of a new book by Donna Johnson. The Shattered Motherhood of the title references the mothers of such suicided child…

The Story of a Mother, From End to Beginning

Jill Bialosky, who was my editor for my recent memoir, The Critic’s Daughter, is a rara avis in the world of literature and publishing. An Executive Editor and Vice President at W.W. Norton & Company, an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist, Jill brings to everything she does an astute, incisive attention to nuance, a probing […]

A Look at the First Year of Motherhood Across the World with Abigail Leonard - Pell Center

Air Dates: May 12-18, 2025  The saying goes that mothers and motherhood are the same all the world-over. Abigail Leonard puts that folk-wisdom to the test in a new book chronicling the first year of motherhood for four women from four different countries.    Leonard is an award-winning international reporter and news producer, previously based in Tokyo, where she was a frequent contributor to NPR, Time Magazine, and New York Times video. Her sto…