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Marina Rubin

i was eleven and a half the summer we rented a cottage on the shore of the black sea. mom could not get away from work so dad became a regular chef boyardee making us garden salads in sour cream. my brother played tennis, dad read newspapers on the beach about chernobyl, perestroika, a gang of crimean boys occupied our backyard fixing motorcycles, scooters. one day coming out of the water, i saw blood dripping down my thigh, horrified i hid in the bathroom recalling stories i heard at the girls pioneer camp about blood coming in every month like a horde of uninvited but punctual guests. for days i tried to stop the flow with rags secretly washing my underpants in the sink. on the fourth night i could not fight any longer, i whispered into the darkness dad i am bleeding, from down there, a moment of silence then horosho, just one word, good. the following morning when i woke up, boxes of maxi pads, tampons, sanitary napkins, cotton balls, and even q-tips sat on my nightstand like some kind of a magical gourmet gift basket

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This appears in a pre-2010 issue of cc&d magazine. Saddle-stitched issues are no longer printed, but you can requesting it “re-released” through amazon sale as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book! Email us for re-release to order.

This appears in a pre-2010 issue
of cc&d magazine.
Saddle-stitched issues are no longer
printed, but you can requesting it
“re-released” through amazon sale
as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book!
Email us for re-release to order.