Marcy Sheiner

The Essential Hip Mama: Writing from the Cutting Edge of Parenting

It’s been over a decade since Ariel Gore, in a caffeine-induced brainstorm, invented Hip Mama as her senior project in college. The zine that’s been called "fun and irreverent" by USA Today, "delightful" by Glamour, and "cutting-edge" by the Chicago T

My Baby Rides the Short Bus: The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids with Disabilities

The stories in this collection provide parents of special needs kids with a dose of both laughter and reality. Featuring works by so-called alternative parents who have attempted to move away from mainstream thought, this anthology carefully considers the