Thursday, June 4, 2026

Wendell Berry: Chapter on Sexuality and Fertility

 Early thoughts: Berry avoids using the word "abstinence" in this essay. He includes another country's practice where after having a baby, the woman sleeps in a separate bed until the baby is weaned. What Berry does not say is what birth control or abstinence mean for people in second or third marriages who do not want to have children. Sleep in a separate bed is not viable.