After relocating her family to Brazil, a young mother learns the limits of the landscape.

Guernica || May 2011

In the case of the author, the answer involved $35,000, lots of tears, and a fierce self-critique

Los Angeles Magazine || May 1, 2011

Listening to your mom remember her first pair of bellbottoms or how growing up in Kolkata, she and her sisters would copy patterns from US Vogue, is like being told a psychic secret that finally invites you to a daughters club you naively sought membership to; the product of cable TV, Susan Sarandon mothers, Winona Ryder daughters, and sleepovers at friends’ houses.

This Recording || March 31, 2011

Carrie Mahler, who was raised in 28 foster homes, is about to have a baby. But how do you learn to be a mom when “the system” is the only parent you’ve known?

The St. Petersburg Times || August 14, 2005