It’s Time for the Skeletons to Come Out of the Closet by Jennifer Weiss
I am doing my dead level best to keep these dry bones walking around despite previous fractures of my anterior rib number seven, fifth metatarsal, first metatarsophalangeal and first interphalangeal bones.
Writer’s Womb by Anna Davis-Abel
I want to get pregnant. My body will not let me.
I’ve attempted to write this essay a half dozen times. With each attempt, I complicate the simple truth contained in those two sentences.
The Keeping Room
is an online magazine for all women writers and artists.
We are looking to publish your short stories, essays, free writing, and photo essays that touch on topics related to Women’s Wisdom, Lessons Learned, Self-care, Bodies, Relationships, and Community.
Writers selected for publication will be paid $25
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Cultivating Inner Wisdom
Women and the World
MINERVA RISING PRESS publishes thought-provoking and insightful stories and essays written by a diverse collective of women writers to elevate women’s voices and create a more compassionate world.