Feminism in the Morning
Written By: Kat Pretty frequently, I get riled up about the state of feminism and begin to yell. Sometimes it’s triggered by a news story– an ignorant political comment, a gendered legal battle, a violent rape. Sometimes, it’s triggered when a man makes me uncomfortable walking down the street, leering, commenting on my body. Sometimes, … Read more
Period of the World
Written By: Barb Menstruation is terrible. Every month our bodies ache and our minds play hormonal tricks on us. Everything seems terrible and you cannot stop crying. Somebody tells you that you look good and you accuse them of trying to fuck with your emotions. Your clothes fit weird and you feel like running out … Read more
It’s Time I Talk About This
Written By: Anonymous A teenage girl nervously squeezing her football jacket-clad boyfriend as her concerned mother sits a few seats away. A Spanish-speaking couple nervously whispering to each other. A college-aged sorority girl, picking at her nail polish and snapping her gum, looking utterly annoyed at the long wait. A 20- something young woman drawing … Read more
Your 2012 Periodical Gift Guide
Written By: Sheeny, Barbie, and Kat The holidays are upon us, and you’re hunting for the perfect gift. We’re here to help! The staff here at Your Monthly Periodical have taken the guesswork out of gift giving because we understand that you’d rather be home watching seasonally-themed claymation movies and eating cookies like the calories … Read more
MoonCup RoundTable
Written By: Kat and Sheeny When I mentioned to Sheeny that I would be doing a review of my MoonCup experience, we discovered that our feelings regarding this innovation in menstruation couldn’t be more opposite. Instead of my usual biased review, we decided a panel discussion was in order. Initial Thoughts Sheeny: Well, I always … Read more
PostApocolyptic Survival for Ladies
Written By: Barbie l never used to give a shit about zombie anything and now it’s all I think about. Before I started watching The Walking Dead I thought that every single person that discussed this brain smashing program was insane and in need of something better to occupy their time with. Well, thanks to … Read more
Swallowing That Pill
Written By: Kat For about 7 years, every day of my life (well, okay, most days, because I was the worst at it) I ingested a tiny little pill. A round little pill from a 28 day pack, the kind of pack nearly 80% of women in the US have had in their bag at … Read more
Defeating Your Winter Blues
Written By: Barbie Instead of falling victim to seasonal depression this year I am going to attempt to defeat it. I am not exactly sure how I am going to accomplish this considering I’ve spent most of every winter hiding in my bedroom denying myself dessert and crying over how pathetic my life has become. … Read more
I Don’t Believe In Marriage
Written By: Alison Trama I’ve said it my whole life. I am the product of divorce. I am the product of two people so progressive in their liberal thoughts that they couldn’t even make a marriage last until I got to kindergarten. My father taught me my whole life that, as a woman I would … Read more
Why I am a REAL Slacker Mom
Written By: Amy Swires You know how those parenting magazines have all this advice on how to be a perfect mom? Except they’re really clever and say it’s how to be a “not-so-perfect” mom, when in fact their version of the not perfect mom is like Donna Reed occasionally leaving off the pearl necklace while … Read more
