When I was eight years old, I fell face first off a swing on the school playground. What I remember most about this incident was not the pain of picking gravel out of my face, after having scraped it against the rocky dirt below. Nor the embarrassment of having to be carried to the nurse’s…
Read more 50 Stories, Week 43: Mechanism of Injury*
Three years ago, my man and I went to Japan for ten days to visit Tokyo and Kyoto with a total understanding of one Japanese word between us: arigato. We’d heard that visiting Japan in the fall is great, after the rainy season there would be lots of foliage and moderate temperatures. While it was…
Read more 50 Stories, Week 30: A Sentō in Kyoto
TW: Graphic talk about lady parts. “Happy belated birthday,” my gynecologist said as she snapped her gloves on and began my very first rectovaginal exam. I was informed of this new addition to my annual visit seconds before the felicitations. Apparently, turning 50 came with more surprises than I could imagine. I’d been putting off…
Read more 50 Stories, Week 19: Welcome to the Middle Ages
Hari Om! I arrived in Rishikesh Monday afternoon and promptly took a five hour nap. This jet lag has been worse than usual. I’m both tired and excited so pushing myself to stay awake and then crashing, hard. I got my first full night’s sleep in a week and then like clockwork, woke up with…
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