I've been brainstorming ideas for how to borrow from popular culture to frame my autobiography. Here's what I've come up with so far:
"Grey's Anatomy" - An eternally-running television series about a middle-aged woman's eggs and their quest for McSpermy. (Genre: medical, dramedy)
"Snow White" - The story about how a Maiden turns into a Crone and only then decides to become a Mother with the help of seven in-vitro cycles. So far. (Genre: Brothers Grimm fairy tale)
"1984" - An Orwellian tale about the number of subcutaneous and inter-muscular shots it takes me to get pregnant. Or not. (Genre: non-fiction)
"The Terminator" - It's 2029, and I'm still trying to have a baby after 23 years. Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as my uterus. (Genre: sci-fi, action)
"Rite of Spring" - A composition about life and renewal everywhere except my uterus. (Genre: classical music, ballet)
"Exodus" - The Passover story where the 10th plague is God's "passing over" my uterus so that I never get pregnant. (Genre: Biblical)
"Cats" - A foreshadowing of my life after the pursuit of family-building ends. (Genre: Broadway musical, horror)
Or, if I'm really lucky,
"Sticky Fingers" - An album of Rolling Stones songs about life with a baby. Or two. (Genre: rock and roll, fantasy)
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