Otherhood short stories in English and

short stories in English and te reo Māori

for the first time in 40 years

the waste of the capitalist system and the climate emergency

It offers a finely grained analysis of the nation’s response to the South African War

to put in a suitcase and go travelling even further afield

Otherhood short stories in English andInterrogating: Am I mother, or am I other? In Aotearoa the number of people who will never have children is growing and theyre pushing back against the narrative that if they dont, their lives will be somehow less than. Otherhoods essays are by writers whove felt on the outside looking in, whove lived unexpected lives and whove given the finger to social expectations. Some chose to be childfree, some didnt get to choose and some through bereavement or