Like a compass in the needle
“Do not mention your period in the community.” The warning of what is to come came before I even reached the village. Later, in a community meeting, a woman sitting right next to me, touching me, mentioned how if a menstruating woman touches them, they will start getting sick and the god will get angry. I sat there, the very menstruating woman they were talking about. They were touching me, but nothing happened. They left the meeting smiling and laughing. This realization sat with me; how...
