blood in the water

on bodies and self-awareness postpregnancy

Content warning: blood, pregnancy

red dye in water

Since age eleven, I have been “blessed” with regularity in my cycle. The few exceptions to this gift have been (1) the pill and related hormonal adjustments, (2) a copper IUD and related blood loss, and (3) pregnancy. Aside from these event-based interruptions, my cycles have consisted of normal to…