Men Explain Periods to Me
Farah Ahamed on how men reacted to her book about menstruation—by explaining menstruation.
Farah Ahamed’s writing has been published in The White Review, Ploughshares, The Mechanics’ Institute Review, The Los Angeles Review, and The Massachusetts Review, among other venues. In 2022, her short fiction was short-listed for the Bridport and Commonwealth prizes. She is the editor of Period Matters: Menstruation Experiences in South Asia (Pan Macmillan India, 2022). You can read more of her work at farahahamed.com.
Farah Ahamed on how men reacted to her book about menstruation—by explaining menstruation.