Comments on: Pseudopod 112: Periods http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/ The Sound of Horror. Pseudopod is the world\'s first audio horror magazine. We deliver bone-chilling stories from today\'s most talented authors straight to your computer or MP3 player. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: M.Thursday's Criticisms http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-128841 M.Thursday's Criticisms Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:05:49 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-128841 <p>This was neither frightening nor original, merely a novelized junior high schooler's fantasy, poorly done and frankly disgusting. I'm not sure if I should yawn or yark.</p> <p>Perhaps both.</p> This was neither frightening nor original, merely a novelized junior high schooler’s fantasy, poorly done and frankly disgusting. I’m not sure if I should yawn or yark.

Perhaps both.

]]> By: scatterbrain http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-128730 scatterbrain Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:22:16 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-128730 <p>Anything involving the menstrul process scares the shit of me. An execellent and original vampire thread; to be honest I would rather listen to this again than run the risk of watching Twilight...</p> Anything involving the menstrul process scares the shit of me. An execellent and original vampire thread; to be honest I would rather listen to this again than run the risk of watching Twilight…

]]> By: Rachel Ann http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-123096 Rachel Ann Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:29:54 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-123096 <p>Gross, guessed the end and I hate stupid protagnoists. I mean can we shout "Don't go in there" any longer? Sorry to be so critical but had I the period from hell that she describes I'd be getting a fast ambulance, not hanging about sticking towels between my legs.</p> Gross, guessed the end and I hate stupid protagnoists. I mean can we shout “Don’t go in there” any longer? Sorry to be so critical but had I the period from hell that she describes I’d be getting a fast ambulance, not hanging about sticking towels between my legs.

]]> By: The Fix | From the Podosphere: October 2008 http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-122181 The Fix | From the Podosphere: October 2008 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:16:58 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-122181 <p>[...] becomes enhanced and immediate. The female protagonist in Florence Ann Marlowe’s “Periods” finds she is bleeding abnormally, and though the ending is not unexpected, its execution is [...]</p> [...] becomes enhanced and immediate. The female protagonist in Florence Ann Marlowe’s “Periods” finds she is bleeding abnormally, and though the ending is not unexpected, its execution is [...]

]]> By: Sgarre1 http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121900 Sgarre1 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:14:38 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121900 <p>Theodore Sturgeon's SOME OF YOUR BLOOD crossed with that Australian vampire film THIRST from 1979 with the ending from that TALES FROM THE CRYPT story, "Midnight Mess" from 1953.</p> <p>Not very original but not bad. Needed to be shorter by half. Although I'm sorry to say that even subtle attempts to suggest vampires (pales hands, pointed teeth) just scream out in a story front-loaded with a lot of talk about blood. It might actually be creepier if they were just amoral blood fetishists.</p> <p>Good descriptions, though, and effective dialogue.</p> <p>Thanks For Listening</p> <p>“Blood was flowing – in Bluebeard’s house, in the abbatoirs, in the circuses where God had set his seal to whiten the windows. Blood and Milk flowed together.”</p> <p>Arthur Rimbaud, “After The Deluge”</p> Theodore Sturgeon’s SOME OF YOUR BLOOD crossed with that Australian vampire film THIRST from 1979 with the ending from that TALES FROM THE CRYPT story, “Midnight Mess” from 1953.

Not very original but not bad. Needed to be shorter by half. Although I’m sorry to say that even subtle attempts to suggest vampires (pales hands, pointed teeth) just scream out in a story front-loaded with a lot of talk about blood. It might actually be creepier if they were just amoral blood fetishists.

Good descriptions, though, and effective dialogue.

Thanks For Listening

“Blood was flowing – in Bluebeard’s house, in the abbatoirs, in the circuses where God had set his seal to whiten the windows. Blood and Milk flowed together.”

Arthur Rimbaud, “After The Deluge”

]]> By: Kyle http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121554 Kyle Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:05:04 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121554 <p>As a long-term consumer of horror, I've seen and read about just about every indignity that can be visited on the human body: decapitations, disembowelments, cannibalism, alien chest-bursters, the works. Call it a jaded palate if you like, but the vast majority of them disturb me little if at all.</p> <p>This story represents the rare exception.</p> <p>I was so seriously squicked out that I <em>actually grew faint</em> at one point. In nearly twenty years of actively consuming horror, I can count the number of times that's happened to me on one hand. Without using all the fingers. The intense, disturbingly detailed descriptions of the bleeding were so horrific that when the vampires showed up, they were a welcome and comforting diversion.</p> <p>Beyond that, I thought the story played nicely on our fears of the medical profession. Our bodies are, largely, mysteries to most of us, and we depend on medical professionals to help us make sense of them, at times when it seems our own flesh is betraying us. Alas, most doctors have terrible bedside manner and instead of making us feel more comfortable or safe, actually make us feel less so. They use mysterious jargon that's both incomprehensible and ominous, tools that are intimidating, uncomfortable, embarassing, or painful (or all three together), and often display an indifference that's both infuriating and terrifying. There's a reason why many people (me included) dread going to the doctor, and this story taps into that fear and ambivalence very well.</p> <p>It's also very, very hard to do a vampire story with any degree of originality. This is territory that's not just well-mapped, it's the horror equivalent of Google Earth. I can honestly say that I've never seen or read anything that links vampires and body horror together quite like this.</p> <p>An excellent story which I sincerely hope I will never read or see ever, ever again.</p> As a long-term consumer of horror, I’ve seen and read about just about every indignity that can be visited on the human body: decapitations, disembowelments, cannibalism, alien chest-bursters, the works. Call it a jaded palate if you like, but the vast majority of them disturb me little if at all.

This story represents the rare exception.

I was so seriously squicked out that I actually grew faint at one point. In nearly twenty years of actively consuming horror, I can count the number of times that’s happened to me on one hand. Without using all the fingers. The intense, disturbingly detailed descriptions of the bleeding were so horrific that when the vampires showed up, they were a welcome and comforting diversion.

Beyond that, I thought the story played nicely on our fears of the medical profession. Our bodies are, largely, mysteries to most of us, and we depend on medical professionals to help us make sense of them, at times when it seems our own flesh is betraying us. Alas, most doctors have terrible bedside manner and instead of making us feel more comfortable or safe, actually make us feel less so. They use mysterious jargon that’s both incomprehensible and ominous, tools that are intimidating, uncomfortable, embarassing, or painful (or all three together), and often display an indifference that’s both infuriating and terrifying. There’s a reason why many people (me included) dread going to the doctor, and this story taps into that fear and ambivalence very well.

It’s also very, very hard to do a vampire story with any degree of originality. This is territory that’s not just well-mapped, it’s the horror equivalent of Google Earth. I can honestly say that I’ve never seen or read anything that links vampires and body horror together quite like this.

An excellent story which I sincerely hope I will never read or see ever, ever again.

]]> By: Jennifer Bryant http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121456 Jennifer Bryant Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:29:19 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121456 <p>I loved it... I thought of every male I've ever know cringing and saying, "Ohhhh don't talk about it, for chrissakes!!!" oh yes. Like others, I knew it was a vampire story early in - but enjoyed it anyway. Something like this sure would shake up the Stephanie Meyer vampire series, eh?</p> I loved it… I thought of every male I’ve ever know cringing and saying, “Ohhhh don’t talk about it, for chrissakes!!!” oh yes. Like others, I knew it was a vampire story early in - but enjoyed it anyway. Something like this sure would shake up the Stephanie Meyer vampire series, eh?

]]> By: Weirdsmobile http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121278 Weirdsmobile Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:47:50 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121278 <p>I liked this one much more than I wanted to. Like an earlier commenter said, a few minutes in I thought, "so...the doctor's a vampire," and hoped the story would surprise me, but no such luck.</p> <p>Still, that was the only black (red?) mark on a story that I otherwise very much enjoyed, if enjoyed is really the word for an experience this disturbing. The author obviously has some experience with the kind of troubles experienced by the patient in this story, and it shows! As a male, I think it brought me about as close to understanding how it feels to have "the female curse" as anything I've read.</p> <p>I have to disagree with the commenter who questioned the credibility of the premise. My ex-wife suffered very nearly the same condition, where she would bleed continuously (and copiously). She didn't have health insurance and couldn't afford non-emergency doctor's visits, so she put off going to the doctor for as long as she could, which turned out to be over a month. By the time she finally went, she was told: (a) she needed an operation immediately for uterine cysts; and (b) she was dangerously anemic and ought to have been hospitalized a while ago.</p> <p>One could be nitpicky about some of the plot details, but the characterizations and descriptions were so vivid and compelling that I didn't really care. Even when I knew where the story was going, I was caught up enough by the storytelling to enjoy the ride.</p> <p>If I recall correctly from the intro, Ms. Marlowe is still an unpublished author. If her other work is as strong as this story, I'm betting that will change soon.</p> I liked this one much more than I wanted to. Like an earlier commenter said, a few minutes in I thought, “so…the doctor’s a vampire,” and hoped the story would surprise me, but no such luck.

Still, that was the only black (red?) mark on a story that I otherwise very much enjoyed, if enjoyed is really the word for an experience this disturbing. The author obviously has some experience with the kind of troubles experienced by the patient in this story, and it shows! As a male, I think it brought me about as close to understanding how it feels to have “the female curse” as anything I’ve read.

I have to disagree with the commenter who questioned the credibility of the premise. My ex-wife suffered very nearly the same condition, where she would bleed continuously (and copiously). She didn’t have health insurance and couldn’t afford non-emergency doctor’s visits, so she put off going to the doctor for as long as she could, which turned out to be over a month. By the time she finally went, she was told: (a) she needed an operation immediately for uterine cysts; and (b) she was dangerously anemic and ought to have been hospitalized a while ago.

One could be nitpicky about some of the plot details, but the characterizations and descriptions were so vivid and compelling that I didn’t really care. Even when I knew where the story was going, I was caught up enough by the storytelling to enjoy the ride.

If I recall correctly from the intro, Ms. Marlowe is still an unpublished author. If her other work is as strong as this story, I’m betting that will change soon.

]]> By: Kat http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121272 Kat Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:34:41 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121272 <p>Aye- I totally listened to this story at the wrong time. It was so appropriate, but in my present condition it had me squirming and feeling ten times the aches and pains than what were actually there. Ugh. Good story, I just should have held off listening to it for some other week.</p> Aye- I totally listened to this story at the wrong time. It was so appropriate, but in my present condition it had me squirming and feeling ten times the aches and pains than what were actually there. Ugh. Good story, I just should have held off listening to it for some other week.

]]> By: The Uncredible Hallq http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121271 The Uncredible Hallq Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:20:17 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121271 <p>Ugh. Worst Escape Artists story I've listened to so far. The fact that Nancy didn't end up in the hospital with blood loss made me wonder if she was supposed to have a supernatural ability to bleed without suffering ill effects, or if perhaps she was really insane and didn't really have a bleeding problem. Violates a basic rule of SF: it doesn't have to make sense, but it does have to make sense given the select changes made in the fictional world.</p> <p>And villains explaining the whole thing at the end? Watchmen poked fun at that over 20 years ago, I can't believe writers are still using that trope.</p> Ugh. Worst Escape Artists story I’ve listened to so far. The fact that Nancy didn’t end up in the hospital with blood loss made me wonder if she was supposed to have a supernatural ability to bleed without suffering ill effects, or if perhaps she was really insane and didn’t really have a bleeding problem. Violates a basic rule of SF: it doesn’t have to make sense, but it does have to make sense given the select changes made in the fictional world.

And villains explaining the whole thing at the end? Watchmen poked fun at that over 20 years ago, I can’t believe writers are still using that trope.

]]> By: Kate G. http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121233 Kate G. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:46:26 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121233 <p>And I forgot -- great descriptions, great readings, somewhat hackneyed ending, but nice twist nevertheless. thanks!</p> And I forgot — great descriptions, great readings, somewhat hackneyed ending, but nice twist nevertheless. thanks!

]]> By: Kate G. http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121232 Kate G. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:45:36 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121232 <p>Oh, I have so had that period. Wait 'til perimenopause, my sister women. And male or female, the doctors still treat it as some sort of problem that requires insertions and scrapings and snippings of tissues. Some of you found that gross. My medical fetishist friends, well ... you're welcome.</p> Oh, I have so had that period. Wait ’til perimenopause, my sister women. And male or female, the doctors still treat it as some sort of problem that requires insertions and scrapings and snippings of tissues. Some of you found that gross. My medical fetishist friends, well … you’re welcome.

]]> By: John http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121229 John Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:02:54 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121229 <p>I thought it was a good story. My only "problem" with it, was that the pharmacist didn't talk to her about her new prescription. They would have explained what it did and might have noticed she had a large number of pads and who knows how the story would have ended.</p> I thought it was a good story. My only “problem” with it, was that the pharmacist didn’t talk to her about her new prescription. They would have explained what it did and might have noticed she had a large number of pads and who knows how the story would have ended.

]]> By: Scott http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121149 Scott Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:39:04 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121149 <p>Did I see the end coming? Yes. Did it horrify me? Damn skippy. In spite of the problems mentioned previously this did what I suspect it set out to do.</p> Did I see the end coming? Yes. Did it horrify me? Damn skippy. In spite of the problems mentioned previously this did what I suspect it set out to do.

]]> By: Idlebones http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121134 Idlebones Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:32:51 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121134 <p>Well written, but the end kinda ruined it for me 5 minutes in: i.e. you just knew there were vampires involved. I'm sick to death of bloody vampires. Whatever happened good old fashioned cold blooded psychopaths, eh? I found myself waiting for a twist, (not that I could come up with a good one myself, you understand) but something that would have made me feel stupid for thinking "bet that Doc's a vampire, you know."</p> <p>Nice and Icky though!</p> Well written, but the end kinda ruined it for me 5 minutes in: i.e. you just knew there were vampires involved. I’m sick to death of bloody vampires. Whatever happened good old fashioned cold blooded psychopaths, eh? I found myself waiting for a twist, (not that I could come up with a good one myself, you understand) but something that would have made me feel stupid for thinking “bet that Doc’s a vampire, you know.”

Nice and Icky though!

]]> By: Kel,Zel,Bell and T http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121117 Kel,Zel,Bell and T Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:24:33 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121117 <p>Icky! Icky! Icky! As a fellow bleeder I connected with this one on a very "EEEEWWWW If I have to spend one more frickin' day bloated, smelly, and gushy in the tushy I swear I am going to kill someone!" way. Was it predictable..Yes. Could I have done without the Vamps..Yes. And she should most definately have gone to the ER but I feel this one very much captured the essence of most womens fears, and frustrations regarding periods and OB/GYN visits. All in all this ranks as one of my new favs. Damaris Mannering did a wonderful job reading this story and its descriptions were dead on. If only TAKASHI MIIKE could bring this to life onscreen.</p> Icky! Icky! Icky! As a fellow bleeder I connected with this one on a very “EEEEWWWW If I have to spend one more frickin’ day bloated, smelly, and gushy in the tushy I swear I am going to kill someone!” way. Was it predictable..Yes. Could I have done without the Vamps..Yes. And she should most definately have gone to the ER but I feel this one very much captured the essence of most womens fears, and frustrations regarding periods and OB/GYN visits. All in all this ranks as one of my new favs. Damaris Mannering did a wonderful job reading this story and its descriptions were dead on. If only TAKASHI MIIKE could bring this to life onscreen.

]]> By: Bingorage http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121109 Bingorage Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:07:18 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121109 <p>Contrary to other commentors, the ending for this story wasn't predictable for me. The episode with THE BLOOD CLOT (!!!) resonates with the creation myth of the Ahnishnahbeh trickster figure, Nanabush. So, my mind was sent scurrying down another path fraught with monster births, rather than vampires.</p> <p>Bad brain. Bad.</p> Contrary to other commentors, the ending for this story wasn’t predictable for me. The episode with THE BLOOD CLOT (!!!) resonates with the creation myth of the Ahnishnahbeh trickster figure, Nanabush. So, my mind was sent scurrying down another path fraught with monster births, rather than vampires.

Bad brain. Bad.

]]> By: Brave Space Monkey http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121102 Brave Space Monkey Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:37:34 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121102 <p>Why doesn't pseudopod have a little icon by its address in my browser like escapepod?</p> Why doesn’t pseudopod have a little icon by its address in my browser like escapepod?

]]> By: Quentin http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121092 Quentin Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:57:03 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121092 <p>I like when the bad guys win. But I found predictable too.</p> I like when the bad guys win. But I found predictable too.

]]> By: JD http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121077 JD Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:38:21 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121077 <p>Yeah, nice enough story. It was a tad predictable, but it was well written. I just hate it when the bad guys win... :(</p> Yeah, nice enough story. It was a tad predictable, but it was well written. I just hate it when the bad guys win… :(

]]> By: DrKnow_452 http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121062 DrKnow_452 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:15:31 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121062 <p>So viscerally unpleasant I didn't notice some of the plot problems until later - surely losing this much blood she'd soon pass out and die without a transfusion - maybe the special 'vampire' medicine was keeping her alive. Top marks for atmospheric creepiness though.</p> So viscerally unpleasant I didn’t notice some of the plot problems until later - surely losing this much blood she’d soon pass out and die without a transfusion - maybe the special ‘vampire’ medicine was keeping her alive. Top marks for atmospheric creepiness though.

]]> By: JayZ33 http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121059 JayZ33 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:03:10 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121059 <p>Awful.</p> Awful.

]]> By: Audita Sum http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121021 Audita Sum Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:41:23 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121021 <p>Wow.</p> <p>This story was the most disturbing one ever. Especially seeing as I'm a woman, and know what it's like to have a really bad period. Although wouldn't the protagonist just use a pad after a while? A tampon is good for less time. And if the blood's literally pouring out of you, I don't think a tampon would last more than a few seconds. It doesn't work that way.</p> <p>The vampire bit was pretty damn predictable, though.</p> Wow.

This story was the most disturbing one ever. Especially seeing as I’m a woman, and know what it’s like to have a really bad period. Although wouldn’t the protagonist just use a pad after a while? A tampon is good for less time. And if the blood’s literally pouring out of you, I don’t think a tampon would last more than a few seconds. It doesn’t work that way.

The vampire bit was pretty damn predictable, though.

]]> By: beccers http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121013 beccers Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:03:03 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121013 <p>As someone who has had a doctor poke at me while saying..."yep, you sure are bleeding", I can say that this story really played on a woman's fear of her own unknown reproductive system and having to rely on someone else to explain it. The vampire details at the end weren't really needed, the story was already horrific enough.</p> As someone who has had a doctor poke at me while saying…”yep, you sure are bleeding”, I can say that this story really played on a woman’s fear of her own unknown reproductive system and having to rely on someone else to explain it. The vampire details at the end weren’t really needed, the story was already horrific enough.

]]> By: Milo http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-121011 Milo Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:00:16 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-121011 <p>This contained the singularly most deeply disturbing descriptions of organic matter I have ever heard.</p> This contained the singularly most deeply disturbing descriptions of organic matter I have ever heard.

]]> By: phignewton http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120989 phignewton Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:30:52 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120989 <p>...the ending of this one really reminds me of one of those old 'tales from the crypt' stories... 'and it turned out they were vampires! bwah ha ha!' ..oh wait... was that a spoiler?</p> …the ending of this one really reminds me of one of those old ‘tales from the crypt’ stories… ‘and it turned out they were vampires! bwah ha ha!’ ..oh wait… was that a spoiler?

]]> By: SpaceCrazed » SF Tidbits for 10/18/08 http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120987 SpaceCrazed » SF Tidbits for 10/18/08 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:13:10 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120987 <p>[...] Podcast: Part Two of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by B. J.@Pseudopod: "Periods" by Florence Ann Marlowe, read by Damaris Mannering.@SFFaudio: "A Transmutation Of Muddles" By [...]</p> [...] Podcast: Part Two of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by B. J.@Pseudopod: “Periods” by Florence Ann Marlowe, read by Damaris Mannering.@SFFaudio: “A Transmutation Of Muddles” By [...]

]]> By: SpaceCrazed » SF Tidbits for 10/18/08 http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120983 SpaceCrazed » SF Tidbits for 10/18/08 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:59:47 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120983 <p>[...] “Periods” by Florence Ann Marlowe, read by Damaris [...]</p> [...] “Periods” by Florence Ann Marlowe, read by Damaris [...]

]]> By: yikes http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120847 yikes Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:31:48 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120847 <p>This was just gross... and predictable... and the main character's actions irrational (she had a ob/gyn that was recommended to her!)</p> <p>Not a fan. I could see the ending coming further away than my girlfriends next period, and the trip there was much less satisfying.</p> This was just gross… and predictable… and the main character’s actions irrational (she had a ob/gyn that was recommended to her!)

Not a fan. I could see the ending coming further away than my girlfriends next period, and the trip there was much less satisfying.

]]> By: Carl http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120707 Carl Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:49:38 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120707 <p>Great story. I loved the tone, pace and all the gory descriptions. The only thing I wasn't sure about was the protagonist's stupidity. 1) Why didn't she go to the ER when she's bleeding right through the sheets? 2) Why didn't she research the pills she was given after the man that handed them to her looked at her order funny. When I have a bad feeling about a doctor, I run to the next. Also, the story shows great commentary on America's current health care stance. Poor bugger.</p> Great story. I loved the tone, pace and all the gory descriptions. The only thing I wasn’t sure about was the protagonist’s stupidity. 1) Why didn’t she go to the ER when she’s bleeding right through the sheets? 2) Why didn’t she research the pills she was given after the man that handed them to her looked at her order funny. When I have a bad feeling about a doctor, I run to the next. Also, the story shows great commentary on America’s current health care stance. Poor bugger.

]]> By: Old Man Parker http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120673 Old Man Parker Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:35:01 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120673 <p>GREAT GOOGELY MOOGELY! That was....er...how the heck can you write about ... oh gosh... that was DISGUSTING! Jeepers Creepers! I'm a horror fan from WAAAY back, I've worked on horror films fer crispes sake, and this story... freaked me out! The Blood clot! Good golly no! The Blood CLOT! URK!</p> GREAT GOOGELY MOOGELY! That was….er…how the heck can you write about … oh gosh… that was DISGUSTING! Jeepers Creepers! I’m a horror fan from WAAAY back, I’ve worked on horror films fer crispes sake, and this story… freaked me out! The Blood clot! Good golly no! The Blood CLOT! URK!

]]> By: Steph http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120651 Steph Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:01:23 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120651 <p>Wow, totally gross, but a great story! George is right, only a woman could write this and get the details so dead-on. Ending was wonderful, despite being a downer.</p> Wow, totally gross, but a great story! George is right, only a woman could write this and get the details so dead-on. Ending was wonderful, despite being a downer.

]]> By: Breanne http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120633 Breanne Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:37:19 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120633 <p>Jesus H. Christ. I've been listening for several months, with the greatest respect for these stories, but none have given me such a visceral reaction. Must be that female thing - coupled with a wonderfully ooky concept and great writing.</p> Jesus H. Christ. I’ve been listening for several months, with the greatest respect for these stories, but none have given me such a visceral reaction. Must be that female thing - coupled with a wonderfully ooky concept and great writing.

]]> By: George http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120613 George Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:09:05 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120613 <p>Whew! Well written, well read, and could not have been written by a man, no this level of detail could only come from experience. I could feel the horror of the main character all the way through, and to me the vampires were the least horrific aspect of this story.</p> <p>Shuddersome indeed! Makes me remember why I respect the strength of women so much ...</p> Whew! Well written, well read, and could not have been written by a man, no this level of detail could only come from experience. I could feel the horror of the main character all the way through, and to me the vampires were the least horrific aspect of this story.

Shuddersome indeed! Makes me remember why I respect the strength of women so much …

]]> By: Luniara http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120612 Luniara Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:14:21 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120612 <p>Holy crap. Ahaha! This is a new favorite. So gross! It is similar to Rapunzel!</p> Holy crap. Ahaha! This is a new favorite. So gross! It is similar to Rapunzel!

]]> By: Out, damned spot! out, I say! http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120602 Out, damned spot! out, I say! Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:08:46 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120602 <p>Amazing how something natural can be so.... so... well you know. Anyway longtime listener first time posting great job as usual. Alasdair, great hosting, love your insight.</p> Amazing how something natural can be so…. so… well you know. Anyway longtime listener first time posting great job as usual. Alasdair, great hosting, love your insight.

]]> By: Jackson http://pseudopod.org/2008/10/17/pseudopod-112-periods/#comment-120601 Jackson Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:19:31 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=171#comment-120601 <p>Thanks for this. I've been working for the past 20 something hours. I have 4 to sleep, then I start again. I was at a loss for how to get my head to shut the hell up about work so I can sleep or at least chill out. The fact that this week's story is out already is an absolute blessing. Budget or not, I guess it's time to donate. Who needs food anyway right?</p> Thanks for this. I’ve been working for the past 20 something hours. I have 4 to sleep, then I start again. I was at a loss for how to get my head to shut the hell up about work so I can sleep or at least chill out. The fact that this week’s story is out already is an absolute blessing. Budget or not, I guess it’s time to donate. Who needs food anyway right?

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