Buzzfeed just might be where time goes to die.  While I love to look at the lists of scandalous posts via the Whisper app or the latest celebrity story that "broke Twitter" (Hi Solange!) I occassionally find some truly thought provoking and inspiring stories.  In honor of Mother's Day they publshed a an article entitled "12 Writers on The Women Authors Who Inspired Them", based on the Tumblr site.  Figuring it was worth a light read, I opened it and ended up truly getting gold. 

Don’t look now
I’m fading away
Into the gray of my mornings
Or the blues of every night
Is it that my nails
    keep breaking
Or maybe the corn
    on my second little piggy
Things keep popping out
   on my face
        or
   of my life
It seems no matter how
I try I become more difficult
   to hold
I am not an easy woman
   to want
- Nikki Giovanni

The writers and their stories shared were truly personal, candid, and humbling.  The books referenced with passion and praise immediately inspired Google and Amazon searches for additional information; I actually wanted more. 

A few highlights are below:

Erika Anderson on Cheryl Strayed                                                                                 

http://literarymothers.tumblr.com/post/85424560062/erika-anderson-on-cheryl-strayed

Nadxieli Nieto on Nikki Giovanni

http://literarymothers.tumblr.com/post/85424973647/nadxieli-nieto-on-nikki-giovanni

Alissa Nutting on Lynda Barry

http://literarymothers.tumblr.com/post/85424583882/alissa-nutting-on-lynda-barry