Andrea Lani

Feb 9, 2024 | literarymama.com | Andrea Lani

Eighteen years ago, I sat in my bed with a giant foam horseshoe strapped around my waist, weighed down by two hefty, tandem-feeding newborns. My four-year-old son stood in the doorway and wailed, “Why do the babies get their breakfast before I do?” Meanwhile, outside my window, the rainy days of May unfolded into the jungle-green of June and the heat of July. A year earlier, I’d pictured myself climbing mountains, one baby strapped to my chest, firstborn hiking at my side.

May 17, 2023 | literarymama.com | Andrea Lani |Anne Liu Kellor

In this series, our editors interview past Literary Mama contributors to see what they’ve accomplished since publishing in LM and talk about their writing journeys. This week, Literary Reflections Editor and Senior Editor Andrea Lani catches up with Anne Liu Kellor. The first essay I edited when I came on board as editor of the Literary Reflections department at Literary Mama was “Open Receptivity: On Becoming a Mother-Writer” by Anne Liu Kellor.