Rebecca Brightly

Rebecca lives in Seattle, where she writes part-time and parents two kids with her husband, Paul. She started taking essay and narrative writing classes at Hugo House last year. Before she had children, she published essays and blog posts about swing dancing on her website, rebeccabrightly.com.

Life

I learned that breastfeeding is a marathon—not a sprint

In those early newborn days, my daughter and I spent 20 hours a day in physical contact.