Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! My mother was a liberal feminist; my father was a religious zealot who left the family to live by the cult leader. Two months before I married, I had my first period. I still wore a training bra. I was 12 and had never kissed a boy, […]
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Menstruation My missing menses— Years… Friends we were. Years… she then disappeared. Years… Missing my menses— Link to original article
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Triplets Tamara MCPOEMWe named them: Fuchsia, Turquoise, and Black Ivory.The moment they were fertilized, before they had even become fetuses,everything about them had been genetically determined.How do you speak about losing three babies? Technically they weren’tbabies, but blobs—fertilized eggs that had turned from two cells, to fourcells, […]
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Liposuction:1. Stomach: lower, upper, waist, mons … (sp?)2. Back: flanks3. Legs: knees (around tops, sides), (calves?), inner thighs, outer thighs, love handles, front things, back thighs4. Neck: lower, around jawbones Nose job:1. Straighten nose: off-center2. Bump off top3. Smaller at bridge4. Smaller bulge5. Slightly upward6. Height and […]