by Soph Myers-Kelley Blossoms in Autumn is a soft, delicate love story concerning two older, single adults dealing with grief and loss. Some of the medical topics covered include sexuality of older adults, grief, menopause, menstruation, isolation, sex work, and pregnancy. It might be more suitable for young adults and older, given the nudity and sexual depictions. One of the adults, Ulysses, is a 59-year-old man recently let go from his long-standing job with a moving company. Ulysses’ transition into retirement is anything but joyful; he becomes lost in the routines that used to bring him happiness. Cleaning his… Read More
Cycling & Menstrupedia
Book reviews by Alison Kent When I was approaching menarche in the early 1970s, I was informed about what was about to happen to me by my embarrassed mother, who thrust a wholly inadequate pamphlet into my hands, featuring irrelevant photos of long-haired white girls in flowing white dresses running blissfully through fields of flowers. It left me with more questions than knowledge, gaps I filled by talking to peers (who were often worse-informed than I was). Laura Szumowski’s book, Cycling: A Guide to Menstruation, states in the dedication, “For me when I was in the 4th grade, because… Read More
Painted
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Go with the Flow
Book Review by Kevin Wolf In its own quiet way this graphic novel, Go with the Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann, provides an excellent teaching tool. Though it’s mainly for middle and high school students, I highly recommend it for all ages, genders and orientations. This graphic novel’s actions are in real time with all dates lining up with the 2019-2020 school year. It’s about friendship, menstruation, bullying, frustration with school administration, fighting back, and taking responsibility. Go with the Flow revolves around four diverse characters Christine, Brit, and Abby, three friends from childhood, and the new… Read More