
- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min
Behind the Stories: Tara Giroud
Tara's story, "I Am Put Away for Now", spoke to us as a story of lost identity. Tara writes about her feelings of loss of self after...

- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Behind the Stories: David Stromberg
David's essay, Childlessness, describes the pain and grief associated with fertility difficulties, followed by the upheaval of a new...

- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Behind the Stories: Jessica S. Wang
We are excited to welcome Jessica to the KIUW family. In her essay Daughters, she writes from a cross-cultural perspective about the...

- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
Behind the Stories: Natasha Cabot
Natasha is new to the KIUW family and we are so pleased to have her! In her essay Bequeathal, she shares painful stories about her own...

- Mar 1, 2022
- 3 min
Behind the Stories: Adrian Slonaker
Is there any such thing as a truly happy family? Adrian's essay about choosing to be child-free examines his feelings towards having...

- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
Behind the Stories: Chital Mehta
Miscarriage is one of the many taboo subjects within parenthood: people lower their voices or use delicate euphemisms when the topic...

- Feb 22, 2022
- 4 min
Behind the Stories: Jessica Joe
Growing up in the Mormon community, Jessica Joe has a unique perspective on the pressure on young women to marry and procreate. The force...

- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
Behind the Stories: Meredith Wadley
We share interviews with the KIUW contributors on our blog. Get to know them and their writing here! We're starting with the inimitable...


- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Blog Tour Highlights - Week Two
Our book blog tour has come to an end, and what a ride we had! Once again there was a mixture of promo posts, highlights, reviews and...


- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Blog Tour Highlights - Week one
To kick off November, we decided it was about time to send Keeping It Under Wraps: Sex, Uncensored on tour. The amazing, raw and honest...


- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
Parenthood, Uncensored: the final list
Alnaaze, Louise and Tracy are excited to announce the list of contributing authors for the second Keeping It Under Wraps anthology:...


- Sep 27, 2021
- 1 min
The Long(list) and the (soon to be) Short of It
Today is the first of many Big Days: the one where we announce our longlist for the second Keeping It Under Wraps anthology. We found...


- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
The Story Behind the Story: Adrian Slonaker
Adrian’s exploration of gender identity through an encounter with a stranger in a bar is intense, smoky, and deliciously painful. His...


- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
The Story Behind the Story: Tai Farnsworth
Tai’s piece, Nine True Facts About Hearts, is a gut-wrenching tale of heartbreak and heartache. It is intense and deeply evocative. We...


- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
The Story Behind the Story: Kate Paine
We invited our contributors to unwrap their stories with us and give us a little 'behind the scenes'. Click on the images to read what...