Every Monday and Thursday at motherscope.com you will find a new story or poem written by one of our 31 regular contributors from around the world.

At Motherscope, we believe stories are unique and universal. Our mission is to democratize writing and storytelling by elevating the voices of mothers. We believe reading stories is a self-exploratory and unifying experience. When we receive and celebrate another mother's story, we become open to honoring our own.

These stories are here to keep you company, remind you you're never alone on this motherhood journey, and inspire you to take the time to write your own.

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Less Rocky

By Megan Vos | It was before dawn, maybe 6 a.m. The elk were bugling, which I had heard before, but never quite so close, and never all night. It reminded me of when we’ve stayed at our family’s cabins in northern Maine, where the loons call to each other all night long — a reminder that you’re someplace special, someplace different. We were in Rocky Mountain National Park for our final camping trip of the season.

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Rocky

By Megan Vos | I snap a picture of my partner and our younger daughter, age seven, at a picnic table in Endovalley Picnic Area in Rocky Mountain National Park. My daughter is holding a book of Mad Libs, and when you look at the photo, you can almost hear her laugh.

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There’s Nothing to Fix

By Megan Vos | I am not sure if I can justifiably call the past two and a half years of bad sleep with my seven year-old a “phase.” After all, that’s about a quarter of her life. But when I talk about it, that’s what I say. “We’re in a bad sleep phase,” as if the solution is just one fix or one growth spurt away.

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Smoldering

By Megan Vos | July and August 2020 - We return from a five-week road trip to our home in Boulder. The weeds in our front yard are taller than my daughters, and the grass is charred from record-breaking heat. The color of the sky defies description. The air is thick. I cough. Do I have COVID? I wonder, as I have frequently over the past five months.