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Alyssa Knickerbocker

Bourbon and Milk: “Are You the Mother?”

Alyssa Knickerbocker
Bourbon and Milk: “Are You the Mother?”

Bourbon and Milk is an ongoing series that dives into the perplexing spaces parenting sometimes pushes us, and explores the unexpected ways writers may grow in them. If you’re interested in joining the conversation or contributing a Bourbon and Milk post, query Giuseppe Taurino at giuseppe@americanshortfiction.org.     “Mama,” my three-year-old son says a hundred times a day, right before he asks for something—a hug, a glass of milk, a kiss, a Netflix show, a toy that I … [Read more...] about Bourbon and Milk: “Are You the Mother?”

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