Pain is an inescapable feature of humanity, but just because you have a uterus or are perceived societally as a woman doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to attempt to alleviate pain.
Emily Wilson is a writer and journalist who was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, and is currently based in Australia. She is a regular contributor to Scarleteen, The Note, and The Music. She has been published online and in print in a range of prominent journals including Overland, Jaded Ibis
Press, Hobart Pulp, and more. She is currently writing Beware of the Dogs, a book of musical criticism about the indie-rock artist Stella Donnelly, for Bloomsbury.