Fiction, Essay, Photography … Sometimes Vampires
The poet Ovid taught me that Metamorphoses make monsters. I thought about these myths and their symbols during my year of writing, and throughout my pregnancy. My body changed and did weird things, and sometimes looked and felt so different that I dissociated for a moment. But then I came back, and embraced the change.… Continue reading What I Wrote in 2024 (and Made in 2025)
I've been pregnant since April and will hopefully deliver while it's still 2024. This has meant some wild hormone fluctuations; sometimes my brain is so foggy I can't concentrate, so I listen to audiobooks while playing a phone game, walking, or doing chores. Some days are crystal-clear and I am laser-focused on a physical book.… Continue reading What I Read in 2024
I am 18 days away from my due date, and according to doctors my baby is head-down, getting ready for birth. We're healthy! I'd like to tell every smug weirdo who has ever been unpleasant about my 20-year vegetarianism that my blood pressure has consistently been 120-over-80 for this pregnancy, but actually, I don't care… Continue reading Last Chance Before Life Change
Let me frame this in terms of what I LOVE. I love the beach, the ocean, and especially the Jersey Shore. I fantasize about bringing my baby there for the day with me. I don't practice a religion but the ocean is where I feel spiritually connected. When I lived on the Shore in 2018-2019… Continue reading What I love and what I do about it.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation My summer was split between Being Pregnant But Not Letting People Know (too soon), and then Being Pregnant And Having People Know. At work, sometimes I hauled boxes of yoga mats around, or taught kiddos lessons in a community garden. When I didn't teach in the garden, I prepped… Continue reading Three Months of Life
Laura Eppinger 