Painful penetrative sex isn't just a medical symptom. It's a brick wall, a monster, an unwanted third partner in the bed.

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We found a home in each other and realised the huge need for many more brown people living in Ōtautahi to have something like ...

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My childhood and adolescent years were strict, sensible, and often sad... I decided to give our son a better, happier ...

At night the pylons stride across the land, The Friday Poem is edited by Hera Lindsay Bird. Submissions are currently closed.

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