Posts Tagged: breasts

Fool Me Once

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The first time I had my breasts removed was hard. The second time, less so.

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Milked

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I mourn for my body, for the toll the world has taken on it.

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Variants of Unknown Significance

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My gynecologist won’t stop bothering me about getting a genetic test done.

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A Letter to My Male Friends Who May Not Know That They Are Women

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Dearest loves, As you are, I am stricken. I am devastated. I am unmade. We have all felt a terrible blow. And yet, of course, we all feel it differently, and have different understandings of what has befallen us, and what is to come. What I fear now is that the extent of my sorrow […]

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Baking Lessons: Needing, Rising, and Letting Go

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When I took those breaths, I also learned to say, “I am enough, I am enough, I am enough.”

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“My Shazam Boobs”

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“I celebrated my tits with him, with all of these people. Hot bras, clingy T-shirts, sexy lingerie shopping forays. Must I abandon celebrating my tits in order to avoid mourning their loss? To find partners who won’t?” Take a look at Rumpus contributor Anna March’s vulnerable and humorous piece on the plight of her breasts […]

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