Posted in Motherhood, Women on Mar 15th, 2022
Julia Armfield’s “Salt Slow” was an interesting read. What caught my attention the most of the reading was the allegory which seems to stem from religious ideologies. This story in particular made me think of Noah’s Ark, in the sense that during a disaster a male and female of every species is put into the ark to […]
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Posted in Motherhood on Jan 27th, 2022
In order to fully grasp the story’s true intention, and to better understand what’s happening beneath the many layers of lofty imagery and beautifully-spun allegories, “Mothers” needs to be read more than once. Twice perhaps. Three times for good measure. Machado’s portrayal of the grief and regret experienced after a failed relationship in a very […]
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