“Discourse about motherhood is chillingly narrow-minded. It's a tool the patriarchy uses, of course. So people complain about their kids or they complain about the pain of birth or they make motherhood kitschy, Mother's Day-y.” PeopleKidsPainBirthMotherhoodComplainingPatriarchy Author:Samantha Hunt
“There is nothing more important to our survival, nothing more dignified than learning how to take care of others, how to serve and teach people with kindness and openness. Mothers are experts in these fields. I hope people can learn to listen to them, learn to be like them and acknowledge the wisdom there before it is too late. I hope people can learn how to serve others.” PeopleImportantCareMotherTeachKindnessSurvivalTake CareAcknowledgeOpenness Author:Samantha Hunt
“I think I write mostly about death and so it is interesting to hear how often people think I'm writing about pregnancy and birth. Though of course they are two sides of the same coin. Both when I was pregnant and now as a mother, I am consumed with thoughts of death. This is a strange role in parenting. The death guardian.” PeopleThinkingWritingMotherInterestingStrangeBirthPregnancyPregnantGuardian Author:Samantha Hunt
“One last important influence I'll mention is Flannery O'Connor. In high school I shoplifted her Complete Stories. Having read "Good Country People" for class, I really just felt a home in her work. I had little guilt about the theft at the time. I sucked in my stomach and shoved the book into my pants. It's very big. I can still feel how it cut into my body in the most exciting way. Clearly, I don't feel guilt-free about this crime anymore - I wouldn't be mentioning here, looking for some absolution if I did.” PeopleImportantBookCountryHomeSchoolCuttingInfluenceCrimeHigh SchoolExcitingGuilt Author:Samantha Hunt
“There's definitely a voice and I always speak my work aloud. I have a lot of old people in my head, most of them dead now, but I always hear how they would say things, my grandparents and my neighbors.” PeopleSpeakNeighborGrandparentOld People Author:Samantha Hunt
