Do You Have Any Stories About Parenting and Family? Then Home Sweet Home Wants to Hear From You!
October 2020 Newsletter.
Keeping reading to find out details of how you can become a writer for Home Sweet Home!
The Winner of September’s Writing Prompt
Last month’s prompt challenged you to think about what family means to you. I really enjoyed reading everyone’s submissions and a variety of different perspectives.
The piece that has the most impact and the most interesting perspective is “My Abusive Parents Have Taught Me What Family Isn’t” by Lucy Morris. Here is an excerpt:
Family, I now understand, is a verb. It’s in motion. It’s growing and it’s changing. Even if your family is more stable and conventional than mine has been, you’ll still find that it changes and grows, with loss and new life alike. And that’s okay.
Well done, Lucy!
October’s Writing Prompt
This month’s writing prompt challenges you to think about the future of parenting. What are your hopes for the future of parenting? Do you have any predictions? For more information on how to enter this month’s prompt, click here.
What’s New?
Home Sweet Home has reached 1.6k followers! Because we are growing so quickly, we have recruited two new editors.
Mason Sabre and Jeanne Yacoubou, MS have kindly volunteered to help with editing duties. They are both very talented writers and we are so happy to have them on board.
Previously, writers were given editor status when they submitted consistently good work so they could self-publish without having their draft reviewed. We have decided to change this and from now on everyone will have writer status and their submissions will be reviewed within 48 hours by one of the editors — Laura Fox, David Fox, Mason Sabre, or Jeanne Yacoubou, MS.
This will ensure that all submissions are of good quality and every piece will get tips from the editors on increasing chances of curation and a higher read ratio.
Best of September
Each month, five stand-out pieces are selected to appear on the “Best of” section of the homepage. These are the pieces for this month. Be sure to give them a read.
Coronavirus Is Widening The Gender Gap For Working Mothers by Alison Escalante MD
I Feel Isolated and Alone in the Down Syndrome Community — Things Unsaid by Dave Jennings
I Cried With My 3-Year-Old Some Over My Miscarriage by Krystal Kleidon
Why Mummy Looks Different by Emma Laver-Scott
Can You Be A Good Parent When You Have A Mental Illness? by Mason Sabre
Author Spotlight
In a new edition to the monthly newsletter, we will take the time each month to lift up a Home Sweet Home writer.
This month we would like to encourage people to check out the work of Estelle Bardon (MyLibook). Estelle has produced consistently wonderful content and works tirelessly to advocate the importance of children’s literacy.
This is Estelle’s latest article for Home Sweet Home — How Understanding Early Literacy Can Boost Your Children’s Reading Journey. You can find out more about her work for children’s literacy by following her on Instagram and signing up to her newsletter.
Write for us!
If you have any stories about parenting or family, we want to hear them! Check out our submission guidelines for more information. If you are new to Medium, you may find it helpful to read our FAQ section before you submit a draft.
Have a wonderful October!
Laura and David
