Brave New Mom

Any mother-to-be has to waddle through a landmine of expectations.Brave New Mom is the true account of an artist's valiant efforts at birth giving… and the mounting guilt after she finds out that her body can't produce more children. What wrong turn did she take? Could she have avoided the cesarean section?This short and quirky story will resonate with all the mothers crushed under the pressure of performance, by Michèle Laframboise, artist and science fiction writer. With sketches and pictures by the author's hand. Michèle Laframboise feeds coffee grounds to her garden plants, runs long distances and writes full-time. A science-fiction lover since she can walk, she has published 19 novels and over 50 short-stories in French and English. She is also a comic enthusiast who drew a dozen of graphic novels and maintains an illustrated blog.Her short-stories have appeared in Asimov's, Solaris, Galaxies, Fiction River, Compelling Science Fiction, Future SF and other venues.Michèle uses her scientific background to create stories filled with humor, adventure and wonders. You would like to live in her worlds!