Rona Fernandez

Words for a New World

Writer and #StillMother

Welcome to my World

I write about fundraising and money, grief and healing, climate change and the future, and trying to find (and walk) the elusive path to contentment.

Where Do You Put Your Grief?

May 25, 2021

I was fortunate this past March to be the featured guest on Dr. Melissa Ming Foynes excellent, helpful podcast, “The Science and Soul of Living Well”. Dr. Foynes found me via this web site and has been using my essay, “The Ritual” in some of the work she does with parents who have lost a … More Where Do You Put Your Grief?

What Would You Give Up to Stay Together?

May 14, 2021

My first published short story in several years is out right now, thanks to Apparition Lit. I struggle a lot with short forms, so I doubly appreciate their taking a chance on me and helping me polish up the story so that it is as shiny and clear as can be. There’s also an audio … More What Would You Give Up to Stay Together?

Hidden Stories of Motherhood

January 15, 2021

I’m proud to be featured in this diverse, at turns heartbreaking and heartwarming but always thought-provoking collection of essays published by UK-based magazine Postscript, “Motherhood Untold: Six Essays on Unconventional Motherhood.” In it you’ll find pieces by on teen motherhood, how race and migration affect mothering, even the taboo subject of regretting motherhood. I’m honored … More Hidden Stories of Motherhood