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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

***NEW EPISODE!*** Amanda Fields & @evalangston.bsky.social talk w @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social, author of Perforated, about impossible wishes & material fears in parenting & poetry. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:

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Chloe Yelena Miller: Public and Private Grief

Amanda and Eva chat with Chloe Yelena Miller, author of Perforated, about impossible wishes and material fears in parenting and poetry.

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

"It is dark except for the headlights illuminating the single-track road the car has just departed." This is Where I Leave You by Joanna Garbutt @joannagarbutt.bsky.social #shortstory #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy

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Joanna Garbutt @joannagarbutt.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Thrilled to see my story, This is Where I Leave You, published today! Thank you so much @fictivedream.bsky.social

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

We're delighted to welcome Joanna Garbutt with her #shortstory This is Where I Leave You, out tomorrow @joannagarbutt.bsky.social #fiction #readingcommunity

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Joanna Garbutt @joannagarbutt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A couple of years ago, I worked on a project at Anglia Ruskin University regarding the use of VR to engage young people in discussions around knife crime. This week, we've just had our paper published exploring what we found: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/....

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

***NEW EPISODE*** Don't miss the inimitable @karenpalmer.bsky.social, author of She's Under Here! Palmer talks w Amanda Fields & @evalangston.bsky.social about DIY witness protection and pulling herself and her family out of abuse:

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Karen Palmer: DIY Witness Protection

Amanda and Eva chat with Karen Palmer, author of She's Under Here, about living with an undercurrent of fear and clawing her way out of abuse.

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Short Fiction @shortfiction.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

We're thrilled to say we're now OPEN for submissions until midnight on March 1st (or until we hit 500 submissions)! Send us your most original, most exciting, most innovative short stories, up to 5,000 words - we can't wait to read your work! www.shortfictionjournal.co.uk/subs

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

We're looking for new staff in the profiles and podcast departments, as well as a managing editor, social media editor, and publisher. Please share with anyone who may be interested!

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Literary Mama is an all-volunteer organization that brings mamas and mama supporters together through literature. Over the years, our staff has included mamas of all sorts, reaching across identities ...

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

***NEW EPISODE*** @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social and Amanda Fields talk with Robyn Kozlowitz, author of Post Traumatic Parenting, about using guilt as a teacher, discovering how stress and trauma affect parenting, and creating patterns of joy. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:

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Dr. Robyn Kozlowitz: No One Ever Wins Trauma Poker

Holly and Amanda chat with Dr. Robyn Kozlowitz, author of Post Traumatic Parenting, about using guilt as a teacher, discovering how stress and trauma affect parenting, and creating patterns of joy.

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Joanna Garbutt @joannagarbutt.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Great new issue of Literary Mama which also includes my review of Helen Charman's Mother State.

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

***NEW EPISODE*** Claire Adam, author of Love Forms, talks w Amanda Fields & @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social about writing a novel about a forced delivery in Venezuela, living in multiple places, & testing the mother-child bond in fiction.

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Claire Adam: Leaving the Baby Behind

Amanda and Holly chat with Claire Adam, author of Love Forms, about forced delivery in Venezuela and testing the mother-child bond in fiction.

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Joanna Garbutt @joannagarbutt.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Really happy to see my story, Toothache, has been published today in Orange Blossom Review. orangeblossomreview.org/journal/2813/

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Toothache – Orange Blossom Review

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

***NEW EPISODE!!!*** @evalangston.bsky.social & Amanda Fields talk with Jessie Harrold, author of Mothershift, about matrescence - the process of becoming a mother, the four radical transformations, and the seven mother powers:

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Jessie Harrold: Becoming, Not Broken

Eva and Amanda chat with Jessie Harrold, author of Mothershift, about matrescence - the process of becoming a mother, the four radical transformations, and the seven mother powers.

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

***NEW EPISODE!!!*** @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social & Amanda Fields talk with Abigail Leonard, author of Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey Through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries, about politicizing motherhood & the power of community.

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Abigail Leonard: For Mothers Across Borders

Holly and Amanda chat with Abigail Leonard, author of Four Mothers, about parenting in four different countries, politicizing motherhood, and supporting mothers with the power of community.

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

***NEW EPISODE!!!*** @evalangston.bsky.social and Amanda Fields talk with Allison Buccola, author of The Ascent, about the anxieties of new motherhood, renegotiating relationships post-childbirth, and navigating career transitions. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:

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Allison Buccola: Cult Following

Eva and Amanda chat with Allison Buccola, author of The Ascent, about surviving the anxieties of new motherhood, renegotiating relationships post-childbirth, and navigating career transitions.

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