Through, Not Around

Allison McDonald Ace is a writer and communications manager for GoJava.ca, as well as the community board member on the Maternal Mental Health Committee at Sunnybrook Hospital. After experiencing a late-term miscarriage with her second pregnancy, she became an advocate for sharing stories of child loss to help others know they aren’t alone. Allison lives with her son and husband in Toronto. Caroline Starr is a writer, editor, and community advocate. After being diagnosed at twenty-one with PCOS and later suffering a miscarriage, Caroline became committed to building a community surrounding infertility and miscarriage and openly discussing their impact on families. She lives with her son and partner in Toronto. Ariel Ng Bourbonnais was diagnosed with premature ovarian aging at the age of thirty-three. She found strength and resolve in knowing that sharing her experience helps others. She works for the University of Toronto and is in the process of completing a memoir based on her personal experience with infertility through U of T's Creative Writing program. She is a proud Torontonian, wife, and (dog) mom.

Introduction

1. How to be (Infertile) in The World by Wendy Litner
2. Against Miracles by Teri Vlassopoulos
3. A Quiet Funeral by Allison McDonald Ace
4. The Stars in My Sky by Neil McKay
5. It's Just Bad Luck by Amelie Roberge
6. Spring Birthday Parties by Melanie Orfus
7. Audrey by Meaghan Mazurek
8. Born Out of Stillness by Carine Blin
9. The Five-Year Plan by Sonal Champsee
10. Moving Out of Infertility by Sarah Coulson
11. My So-Called Infertile Life by Nicole Armstrong
12. 18 Eggs by Cynthia Cyr
13. Circular Infertility by Caroline Starr
14. The Pieces of Me and You by Neusa Arraial
15. Missed Conceptions by Kelly MacCready
16. Not a Sprint by Lauren Simmons
17. Nine Lives by Kat McNichol
18. Sideline Grief by Kyle Miller
19. In the Space Between by Charlotte Dobo
20. Miscarriage Ain’t Easy … But It's Easier with More Than One Partner By Your Side by Jenny Yuen
21. The Dandelion in My Belly Garden by M.K. Shaw
22. Round Two by Ariel Ng Bourbonnais

A Note of Thanks from The 16 Percent
Editor Bios and Acknowledgements