Motherhood as Givenness: Postpartum Sentences -- Print Zine

Motherhood as Givenness: Postpartum Sentences is an essay zine by Amy Bornman. The 16-page illustrated zine is printed and hand-assembled in Amy’s home studio. The zine chronicles Amy’s first two months postpartum with her second baby in the form of sentences recorded in the notes app on her phone. The sentences together become a raw, poetic, and clear account of the many thoughts and feelings that may arise in tender weeks after birth.

“Little red round face, little red round mouth, little scream, little sleep breaths, little emergency inside my head.”

Also available as a digital download! (Here!)

Zines are handmade, and may have small imperfections. Amy is the primary caregiver to two small children, so work is slow — please expect a lead time of up to two weeks before your order ships. Most zines will be sent using USPS First Class Mail and will not be trackable. If three weeks have gone by and your order has not arrived, please get in touch!

Free shipping to US addresses. If you’re international, check out the digital/printable version of the zine!

Written and edited by Amy Bornman
Designed and published by Amy Bornman, Imaginary Lake Press

“Motherhood as Giveness” is Zine #2 in the “A Year Postpartum” series. Buy a subscription here and receive all six print zines in the series as they are published (including this one and the first zine from the series, Second Birth!). If you have already purchased a subscription, your new zine will be headed to you shortly!