Happy Mother's Day! This month we celebrate the moms of the
Star Wars universe.
First up is a story about Shmi, the mother of Anakin. In
The Prodigal Son, by
geo3, Shmi begins to accept that her son must leave her for a greater destiny. Her granddaughter, Leia, is the mother of Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin. Her grief over her son's death is explored in the vivid and haunting poem
The Eternal Cord, by
Tahi.
Padm?, the mother of Luke and Leia, never even had the opportunity to be with her children. But in the alternate universe of
Gina's
The Handmaiden's Gift, she is there to give her daughter something special. Finally, we have Breha, Leia's adopted mother, and her struggle to conceive a child in
Empty, by
DarthIshtar.
Who's your favorite mother? Vote in our
poll.
