Everything Lost Returns
By The Cincinnati Inquisitor
CI: How often did you use Earthshine Soap?
CI: And how would you say the soap affected your life?
CI: Why do you say that?
JANE DOE NO. 27: I don’t know. I guess I just always felt different than others, set apart in the things I liked, the way I dressed.
As a kid, I was a tomboy. I didn’t want to be a plumber, but I liked working with my hands.
I liked overalls, too. [Laughs] I grew out of that, then.
I guess you could say I grew into my body.
Breasts. Hips. Curves. You can’t very well be a tomboy like that.
I got married like I was supposed to do.
But I was plagued with miscarriages. Seven.
I never made it past eighteen weeks. I hate the word miscarry, like I’m the one doing it wrong, like I’m the one at fault.
It wasn’t me. I didn’t carry anything wrong. It was the soap.
CI: Did your doctor tell you that?
JANE DOE NO. 27: My doctor didn’t tell me anything.