Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut film, Lady Bird, starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf, offers a poignant and compelling coming of age story of Sacramento teenager Christine McPherson (or “Lady Bird” as she insists she be called). Of all the exceptionalRead more…
Like mother, like daughter: Gilmore Girls and motherhood
When I watched Gilmore Girls for the first time, my relationship with my mother was crumbling. The show charts the lives of Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter Rory (also a Lorelai), an enviably close duo living in the town ofRead more…
Afterglow
I pulled my laces tight. Before I moved to Herston the clean, black joggers sat peaceful in a box, tucked snug in crepe paper at the bottom of David’s side of the wardrobe. They fit snug, and women’s joggers atRead more…
May story-share: Motherhood – Yolande Norris
This is a transcript of the reading Yolande Norris gave at our May Story-share on Motherhood. It’s never said, how much the onset of labour can be like coming up on ecstasy. The heart-rate increase, the chills, pupils grow darkRead more…
Feminartsy Story-share – Motherhood, Tara Cheyne
On Friday 22 May we hosted a special Story-share event at The Front Gallery & Cafe, themed around ‘motherhood’, in honour of Mothers’ Day. Below is a transcript of the talk shared by Tara Cheyne. You can read more ofRead more…