ISSUE ONE:

FIRST THINGS FIRST

We are so excited to introduce you to the 11 Seconds Magazine's DEBUT Issue, First Things First. In this issue, we dive deep into PCOS, periods, visits to the gynecologist, childbirth, love, sex, and even what it’s like to question the healthcare system head on. What does it mean to all of us that our firsts are remembered, recorded, and perhaps even revered?

You can now read it as a digital flipbook or as a series of articles below!

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The Experience

“The Experience” depicts a young girl’s turmoil when her actions and limited knowledge on birth control options and safe sex leads her to taking Plan B.

It will all be over soon / Just take the pill / It’s fast and easy

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medical mysteries of menses

i take a pill to shrink it / next year, no change / next next year, gone

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A Mother in Need

Explain to me the pain and confusion I feel with my own body. / Explain to me what should have been explained by / my own gynecologist.

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Riding Lessons

I count the ceiling squares, clench / my fists. She tells me to / Scoot down / Further. / Further. / Further still.

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Choice

Now here she was again to visit me, her single daughter / her last baby / the baby she wanted / before she turned 30 / healing from the choice I had made.