Conception

by Dina Wecker

Most women have had a one-night stand that they regret, but for the narrator, as she realizes she is pregnant, it is more than just embarrassment to think about, but a whole new life now. She remembers an article that she had read about men's DNA staying in women's bodies for the rest of their lives after a sexual encounter and she becomes obsessed with trying to give her child better than a stranger's DNA. Maybe there is somehow, some way, she can make it happen. Over the next week, she visits her three most beloved and traumatic, ex-boyfriends hoping to marinate her ovum in their sperm, racing against her own bad genes, generational trauma, and facing her own healing to save her developing baby's future.

116 pages, Paperback

Published August 31, 2023

About the author

Dina Wecker is an educator with a passion for reading and writing. She has an Ed.S. degree in early literacy and spends her free time reading and reviewing books for readers of all ages. She lives with her husband, two children, and dog (Fitz) in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah.