How to Be a Mutha Effing Writer in 3 Easy Steps

How do they do it? I reached out to a few mother-writers who I admire – published authors who are doing the difficult yet rewarding job of raising children.

Books We Love 2023

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (August 1, 2023, Ecco Press) ““Family Lore is a deeply Dominican…

The Tarot Issue

The Tarot Issue features Chancletazo for Your Soul by Marlène Ramírez-Cancio, and is now available…

O. EL CHAVO

Where do you long to go? What do you hope to learn? Who do you need to become? Your journey has just begun.

I. EL WALTER

You are magical, strong, wise; you’re in touch with your intuition and able to translate it into action.

II. LA CELIA

She is the ocean, the ocean’s mother, the glittery sea foam, the undercurrents. How are you diving into your own oceans?

III. LA MOMPOSINA

If you get La Momposina in a reading, you’re called to ground yourself in your most delicious self-expression.

IV. EL GABO

What rules do you follow or impose? What is your relationship to structure? Are you holding steady or are you giving away your power?

V. LA SOR JUANA

La Sor Juana—like The Hierophant/El Sacerdote—calls you to reflect on your deepest sources of faith.

VI. LOS OCASIO

If the energy of Los Ocasio beckons, your effusive outpouring of love (for a project, for a movement, for other humans) will likely result in a sea change.