Motherlode Writers
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
The Motherlode Writers is a Berkeley-based community of mother-writers. We work in a wide variety of genres, including essay, memoir, poetry, and fiction. This webpage contains bios on each of our members, upcoming readings, pieces we have published, and links to other sites where our work appears.
Latest Event: Mother's Day Reading at Nomad Cafe on Sunday, May 13th from 4-6pm. The Nomad Cafe is a funky, community-based, earth-friendly arts and internet café located at 6500 Shattuck Ave, Oakland, CA 94609. Thank you for joining us in a celebration of Motherhood and Writing!






and assorted firearms. In marital disagreements, Sophia is apt to say, "Honey, you aren't being present with me." Whereas her husband might say, "You're messin' up, Troop!" Her recent work appears in three books released winter and spring 2006: Tied in Knots: Funny Stories from the Wedding Day(Seal Press); Mexico, A Love Story (Seal Press); and Using Our Words: Moms and Dads Write About Raising Kids in the Modern Neighborhood (NPN). Sophia's column on literarymama.com, Mommy Athens, Daddy Sparta, was mentioned specifically when Forbes cited Literary Mama as one of the best websites of 2005. In June, 2006 her essay "Diary of a Soldier's Wife", was featured in the Modern Love section of the New York Times. She is at work on a forthcoming memoir of her bipartisan love affair, including the impact of her husband's recent deployment to Iraq (Beacon Press, 2008).

Sunday, April 29, 2007



US Airways Magazine, Red Herring, Business 2.0, as well as Travelers' Tales Greece, and The Real Las Vegas: Life Beyond the Strip. Lisa's currently tackling the issues of feminism and the loss of equality on the domestic front once kids enter married life. She's also working on a series of essays about a road trip she took with her mom and other epiphanies of motherhood. As a parent, Lisa doesn't often use the skills that seemed so crucial in her previous life as an Internet User Interface Strategist, but she does draw on her love of make-believe when she plays with her princess-obsessed four-year-old. You can read about her journey into motherhood at her blog, Chicken Duty.