BLINDSIDED
Becoming a mother is kind of like joining fight club. You don’t talk about it, not really, and you come away covered in blood.
Alena Dillon is the author of My Body Is a Big Fat Temple: An Ordinary Story of Pregnancy and Early Motherhood, as well as the novel Mercy House, a Library Journal Best Book of 2020, has been optioned for a CBS television series produced by Amy Schumer, and The Happiest Girl in the World. Her essays have appeared in publications including The Rumpus, Slice Magazine, LitHub, Bustle, and River Teeth. She teaches creative writing at St. Joseph’s College and lives on the north shore of Boston with her husband, son, and dog.