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And just like that, I buzzed my hair.

#ThisIs54. It's not my birthday. It's my reset, refresh, and my contribution to pictures of a woman in her 50s doing whatever.

Buzz cut and 📷 @rerutled

I'm dubbing these Saturday night #ThisIs54 my #BloodyHell Hour because it's when I tell you about the menopause anthology that I'm editing for @unbounders. Check it out and help us publish it by pledging. It's basically pre-ordering with goodies on top. unbound.com/books/bloody-h…

I watched all 8 episodes of And Just Like That is because rare is the show that revolves around 3 women in their mid 50s.I will shred it apart in an essay soon. But until then,I'm eager to see this about a mid-life woman who hires a sex worker theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/… #BloodyHell

The contributors to #BloodyHell are from around the world and some are gender expansive. Their essays will be personal reflections on peri/menopause. I have reflected on my sex drive during perimenopause feministgiant.com/p/moisturize-y…

And on my desire and how it has changed, waned and ebbed and peaked again feministgiant.com/p/essay-my-des… #BloodyHell

The reason I jumped at editing #BloodyHell for @unbounders is because we need more honest and personal sharing about peri/menopause in all the ways it impacts us, including but not limited to cis women. Contributors include non-binary people & a trans man. unbound.com/books/bloody-h…

I share my perimenopause experience because, honestly, I had very little idea of what to expect and it quite often kicks my fucking ass.

Which is why I thought And Just Like That chickened out by limiting perimenopause to "flash periods." #BloodyHell feministgiant.com/p/essay-bloody…

Depending on what you pledge, you will get a copy of #BloodyHell with your name in the back, a mug or a tote or artwork, a clip of me saying Fuck the Patriarchy that I dedicate to you, a chat with me for you and your friends about the anthology. unbound.com/books/bloody-h…

“I often think the world would be a much better place if it was ruled by women and maybe the world would be a much much better place if it was ruled by menopausal women," Nicola Sturgeon.

I must ask the First Minister to contribute to #BloodyHell thenational.scot/news/19873317.…