Gender – Billie Best Blog

Vocabulary Lesson

I remember the days of the Miss, Mrs., Ms. fight. I checked the Ms. box because I wanted the right to define myself.

I ask myself, why am I not also a writer of erotica of the sort people pay for, and read aloud to their partner between the sheets and sleep?

The experience of menopause can be mitigated with new lubricants, new toys, new technology, and new thinking.

They say a dog’s nose inhales information the way people read. So when I see Moon sniffing, I figure he’s perusing the books of other dogs.

Soon a girl’s menstruation party will include gift certificates for Botox along with her first tampons. You’re never too young to fear aging.

I understood that there were rules a proper woman must follow to be socially accepted, and then I saw that being ladylike was just a game we played.

Listen to my interview on the Passionistas Project podcast.