"From a critically acclaimed group of writers comes an essay collection about what they wish they could share with their mothers -- the hilarious, the painful, the awkward, and the downright messy. Raw and poignant, this is an anthology that will resonate with anyone who's ever had a mother." -- Back cover

What my mother and I don't talk about / by Michele Filgate -- My mother's (gate) keeper / by Cathi Hanauer -- Thesmorphoria / by Melissa Febos -- Xanadu / by Alexander Chee -- 16 Minetta Lane / by Dylan Landis -- Fifteen / by Bernice L. McFadden -- Nothing left unsaid / by Julianna Baggott -- Same story about my mom / by Lynn Steger Strong -- While these things / Feel American to me / by Kiese Laymon -- Mother tongue / Carmen Maria Machado -- Are you listening? / by André Aciman -- Brother, can you spare some change? / by Sari Botton -- Her body / my body / by Nayomi Munaweera -- All about my mother / by Brandon Taylor -- I met fear on the hill / by Leslie Jamison