Posts by Emma Burger

November 16, 2023 | Nonfiction

Getting Oral

Emma Burger

I stand just a couple inches from the mirror in my grandma’s guest bathroom at her house in New Mexico, my breath fogging up the glass. As I brush my teeth, I give myself the once over and tug at the

October 11, 2023 | Nonfiction

Mother Out of Time

Emma Burger

The first fries I had when I was a kid weren’t from McDonald’s but from The Odeon.

July 20, 2023 | Nonfiction

Phantom Baby, Motherless Daughter

Emma Burger

Sometimes I think I won’t understand what it is that I’ve lost until I write a book about it.