From Our Red Book, a collection of essays and interviews about menstruation, edited by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff. The book was published in November by Simon & Schuster.

rachel kauder nalebuff: I asked everyone—artists, mentors, writers, friends: “Do you have a meaningful memory related to menstruation? It could be about a first period, it could be about missing a period, or learning about periods, or any moment that a period marked a transition in your life.” I also asked: “Is there someone else’s story about menstruation and growing up and growing older that you’d like to…