from the Sibylline Press Series: Sibyls on Motherhood Swimming Forward by Simi Monheit Her newly shorn legs and arms glistened, the air around her not daring to settle on her smooth surfaces, muscles taut – straining – no fidgeting. All the weeks of training: hungry, exhausted, sunrise practices, twilight practices, unshaven legs, dry land drills, weights and squats, had been … Read More
Mother’s Day Regrets and Wishes by Anesa Miller
from the Sibylline Press Series: Sibyls on Motherhood Mother’s Day Regrets and Wishes by Anesa Miller At a workshop on collage-making a while back, everyone was struck when Robin broke down in tears. She said the image she’d created from multicolored triangles symbolized regret. In a painfully quavering voice, she told us she was sorry she never had children. She … Read More
Mother’s Day is Silly, She Always Said by Susannah Kennedy
from the Sibylline Press Series: Sibyls on Motherhood Mother’s Day is Silly, She Always Said by Susannah Kennedy Mother’s Day. Growing up, we never celebrated. “Mother’s Day is silly, just an excuse to sell candy and Hallmark cards,” my mother would say. “Every day should be Mother’s Day,” she’d add. Though she kept no evidence (she was not one of … Read More
Un-Maternal by Donna Marie Hayes
from the Sibylline Press Series: Sibyls on Motherhood Un-Maternal by Donna Marie Hayes My pregnancy was fraught with 7 months of strict bed rest, preeclampsia, aggressive fibroids, gestational hypertension, and violent morning sickness that made no distinction between morning and night. So when my labor was induced two weeks early, and my daughter came screaming into the world, I was … Read More
The Love Language of Lamb by Brigit Binns
from the Sibylline Press Series: Sibyls on Motherhood The Love Language of Lamb by Brigit Binns There was no love lost between my mother and me, but the one thing that we did agree on was the importance of good food, lovingly prepared. There were times, in the tempests of adolescence and beyond, that I forgot this connection. And yet, … Read More
Brigit Binns Wins Top Honors and Best Memoir at London Book Festival for Rottenkid: A Succulent Story of Survival
Sibylline Press is happy to announce that Rottenkid: A Succulent Story of Survival has been awarded both Top Honors and Best Memoir at the London Book Festival. The London Book Festival celebrates the best of international publishing, with only a select few winners and runner ups each year. Purchase the award-winning book here! About Rottenkid: Binns takes the reader through Hollywood … Read More
It’s PUB Day for 1666: A Novel by Lora Chilton- Out Now!
Sibylline Press is happy to announce that 1666: A Novel by Lora Chilton is out today, April 2nd 2024! 1666 can be found where all great books are sold: Bookshop Barnes & Noble Amazon Walmart Books A Million (Grass Valley, CA)— The survival story of the Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia has been remembered by members of the tribe for generations, but the … Read More