this was beautiful and raw — fiction rooted in nonfiction on the lived experiences of indigenous people.

‘mother’ explores the themes of identity and heritage as the unnamed narrator finds her way back to her birth family through their own past stories — weaving a family history from her birth family’s stories, her community’s history and imagined past and futures.

it’s a stunning piece of work, read beautifully by the author herself, and i honestly cannot wait to see what else m.s. RedCherries will do in the future!