The Rapunzel Issue: “Locked in My Locks”

Originally posted on Etta Jean Fantasy:

(Warning, there are some girl things in here, and this post is on the long side as I bludgeon my way through some personal issues. You are welcome to skip it entirely if you like.)

I have signed up for St. Baldrick’s as a shavee. Cancer research is an important part of my decision, yes. I’ve known survivors, and people who didn’t survive. Altruism, however, did not play entirely into my decision. I would be shaving my head even without St. Baldrick’s; th...