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What would happen when a memopausal woman had to go shopping in the "feminine hygiene" product aisle years after the last time she did it and found pads for women who wear thongs? In Typewriter's Broken, you'll find out one woman's search for meaning. Written and produced by N. Jeanne Burns. Read by Gillian Martin. The music "Always" by Evalyn Parry is used with permission from Evalyn Parry.
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What would happen when a memopausal woman had to go shopping in the "feminine hygiene" product aisle years after the last time she did it and found pads for women who wear thongs? In Typewriter's Broken, you'll find out one woman's search for meaning. Written and produced by N. Jeanne Burns. Read by Gillian Martin. The music "Always" by Evalyn Parry is used with permission from Evalyn Parry.
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Typewriter’s Broken
I hate cramps. You’d think that a 38, almost 39, year-old woman would be used to this, right? Not me. I’d gotten used to menopause. I hadn’t had a period since 1994 because I had my lifetime limit of chemotherapy and radiation that year during a bone marrow transplant. The chemicals and x-rays shriveled my ovaries into tiny raisin-like orbs. They hadn’t squeezed out even one viable egg since June 1994.
Until August 2006, apparently. With the egg came cramps and blood and feminine hygiene products. I prefer different types than my partner Liz, so I went shopping. Things have changed in twelve years.
Logos. Colors. Features. And, I discovered, shapes.
Menstrual cups are sold in Target. I knew they sold that stuff at coops, but Target? How would the masses deal with the mess that comes with cups? Hippies I can see, but Marge from Fridley whose mother taught her to u...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always | Evalyn Parry | Unreasonable. | Outspoke Music | 1998 | 01:00 |
