tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080963021309652079.post4295401948357614094..comments2022-12-17T18:32:08.916+00:00Comments on (Brackets & Ampersands): Links & ThingsMoïrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355312133489431163noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080963021309652079.post-68398048855467471502019-11-09T02:28:27.028+00:002019-11-09T02:28:27.028+00:00Are you tired of being human, having talented brai...Are you tired of being human, having talented brain turning to a vampire in a good posture in ten minutes, Do you want to have power and influence over others, To be charming and desirable, To have wealth, health, without delaying in a good human posture and becoming an immortal? If yes, these your chance. It's a world of vampire where life get easier,We have made so many persons vampires and have turned them rich, You will assured long life and prosperity, You shall be made to be very sensitive to mental alertness, Stronger and also very fast, You will not be restricted to walking at night only even at the very middle of broad day light you will be made to walk, This is an opportunity to have the human vampire virus to perform in a good posture. If you are interested contact us on Vampirelord7878@gmail.comLord Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802168788305626209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080963021309652079.post-92147189534723200402013-01-13T18:34:01.802+00:002013-01-13T18:34:01.802+00:00I have to admit to never having read any Tamora Pi...I have to admit to never having read any Tamora Pierce. I'll have to rectify that. And yeah, I can think of a good few first-period stories in 80s books but YA heroines seem to be older these days. Also not so much discussion of periods in recent dystopias, except Kevin McDermott's Valentina actually, so brownie points for Irish male writers! Moïrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355312133489431163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080963021309652079.post-18835839127038249952013-01-13T17:04:52.278+00:002013-01-13T17:04:52.278+00:00In Tamora Pierce's first Alanna book, the hero...In Tamora Pierce's first Alanna book, the heroine has to deal with getting her first period while disguised as her male twin in order to train for knighthood. Years since I read the book, but I remember it being pretty enjoyable.<br /><br />The Ayla books also discuss periods extensively (and various other bodily functions), and they fit the description of "female hero trekking through a dystopian (Stone Age) wilderness", even if they aren't strictly YA. I bet a lot of their readers are young adults, though - I was about 13 when I read them first. (Disclaimer: I'm not making any statements about quality here!)<br /><br />I have a nagging recollection of a heroine who gets her period unexpectedly (after having them absent-due-to-hardship-of-some-kind) and is annoyed at being distracted from whatever her current task is in order to make arrangments. Which may have involved cutting up a garment. Will rack my brains further and try identify her. Otherwise I can't think of many further examples... I have a vague impression that 80s and early 90s YA fiction involved more discussion of menstruation - maybe the lingering influence of Judy Blume?Karennoreply@blogger.com