Aparna Singh

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“My Body” by Aparna Singh

Submitted to Contest #58

My Body Rima had never felt so happy and sad at the same time. The cramps in her lower abdomen signaled the onrush of anger, madness, and masquerades. It was a routine affair. Every month she would slide into layers of self-denial and self-assertion. The pain felt like a relief. It spread into her lower body, radiating in sharp darts keeping her calves company for almost four days. This was normal. Every woman went through the monthly woes.  She was 28 and just married. Her mother-in-law laid out a stringent set of dos and don’ts for ...

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