{"id":7482,"date":"2023-11-03T11:46:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T15:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=7482"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:49:24","slug":"mothers-marrow","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/mothers-marrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother&#8217;s Marrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1366\" data-attachment-id=\"7466\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7466\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Issue-7-Cover-3D.png\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Issue-7-Cover&amp;#8212;3D\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Issue 7&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Issue-7-Cover-3D.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Issue-7-Cover-3D.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Issue-7-Cover-3D.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7466\" style=\"width:457px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Issue-7-Cover-3D.png 1500w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Issue-7-Cover-3D-600x546.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Issue-7-Cover-3D-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Issue-7-Cover-3D-200x182.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Issue 7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>FEATURED IN:<\/strong> Frightmarish Zine &#8211; Issue 7 from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/northerngothicpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northern Gothic Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0November 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong>Mary Rajotte<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<em>MOTHER&#8217;S MARROW<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The harvest has failed, winter approaches Crawnley village, and a desperate mother wonders what will become of her starving child.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7482_ce3f61-7b{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7482_ce3f61-7b .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7482_ce3f61-7b .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7482_ce3f61-7b .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7482_ce3f61-7b .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7482_ce3f61-7b .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7482_ce3f61-7b .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7482_ce3f61-7b .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7482_ce3f61-7b .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7482_ce3f61-7b\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7482_f607d8-c9.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7482_f607d8-c9 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/product\/frightmarish-zine-issue-7-print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">MORE INFO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PUBLICATION DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by the melancholy shift from summer into fall, this issue explores love, loss, and the repercussions of grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AN EXCERPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p><em><br>A restless wind whispers through Crawnley village, bending the corn stalks into long arches and compelling the men to take up their sharpened scythes for the autumnal reaping. 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