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Parents of lost babies and potential of all kinds: come here to share the technicolour, the vividness, the despair, the heart-broken-open, the compassion we learn for others, having been through this mess — and see it reflected back at you, acknowledged and understood.
Thanks to photographer Xin Li and to artist Stephanie Sicore for their respective illustrations and photos.
i lost my baby at only a few weeks along, im not even sure how far along i was, and i’m only just processing that this was a real thing. i just want my baby, my little girl (i have it in my head she was a girl but of course i don’t know for sure). she would have been a product of abuse, the child of a horrible man i have since escaped from, but i still wish i had never lost her, becuase im sure i would have made it work. people say i’m lucky to not have had to have his child, but i want them to be wrong, i want her back so i can show them we could have made it, but now i’ll never know. i’m only 20 and can’t find anyone who understands so i would love to speak to other people who might have some advice on how to cope.
love , Tyla