The Mom Egg is an annual collection of sharp, articulate, and inventive poetry, fiction, creative prose and art by mothers about everything, and by everyone about mothers and motherhood. In this year's collection, Margo Berdeshevsky's photo essay excerpt "In the Shadows of Motherhood" frames poems and stories in varying light, bright to dark. Contributors: Olga Abella Marci Ameluxen Robyn Art A.M. Baker Kelly Bargabos Margo Berdeshevsky Carol Berg Cheryl Boyce-Taylor Tammy Bradshaw Sarah Buttenwieser Rosalie Calabrese Sharon Campbell Carla Carlson Patricia Carragon Liane Kupferberg Carter Sarah Cavallaro MRB Chelko Floyd Cheung Fay Chiang Heather Davis Nicelle Davis Holly Day Sandra de Helen Wendy Levine DeVito Carol Dorf Jacqueline Doyle Iris Jamahl Dunkle Jennifer Edwards A.Kay Emmert Jann Everard Eleanor Gaffney Marie Gauthier Nancy Gerber Janlori Goldman Briony Gylgayton Heather Haldeman Maryanne Hannan Pauletta Hansel Lois Marie Harrod Louisa Howerow Wynne Huddleston s Suzanne Kamata Kelli Stevens Kane Donna Katzin Cheryl Keeler Christopher Kulakowski Kris Laurel Caroline LeBlanc Jan Heller Levi Elsa Mandelbaum Katie Manning Blueberry Elizabeth Morningsnow Susan Morse Rachael Lynn Nevins Ashley Nissler Eliana Osborn Carl Palmer Anika Paris Puma Perl Tess Pfeifer Barbara Rockman Kristin Roedell Rosaly Roffman Chanell Harris Ruth Lee Schwartz Peter Seidman Judith Skillman Danielle Taana Smith Golda Solomon Lydia Suarez Judy Swann Christina Thompson Tina Traster Meredith Trede Elsbeth Wofford Tyler Claudia Van Gerven Wendy Vardaman Nancy Vona Jonathan Wells Lisa Williams Rhonda Woodward Joanne G.Yoshida