My first IVF

That night it was my turn to host book club. The phone rang, shrill above the chatter. With the books on Continue reading →

My first ectopic pregnancy

I have waited for this day for so long, a dream of mine was finally becoming a reality. Looking down Continue reading →

Call for stories! Reproduction in all its manifestations

In June and July 2015, My First Time will be accepting and publishing stories related to pregnancy, fertility treatments, abortion, Continue reading →

October 2014 – Writing Prompt – Sexual Pleasure

In the aims of encouraging some writing, for the month of October we’ll be focusing on sexual pleasure.

The first time I watched the Marikana footage

The writer explores her feelings after watching the documentary, Miners Shot Down.

Women’s Month Promo: Get the book for just R100

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The first time I felt different

A little girl holds a party, but realises that one of her friends is not like the others

The first time I broke

The writer suffers from depression, but it told by others that she smiles too much to be depressed. Read more about her experience

The first time I took a break, so I didn’t break

A counsellor who has been offering services for refugees for several years takes a break for the first time in many years.

Stories keep us alive

Tell us your story – here’s why

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My first sexual experience

The writer describes her experience of playing doctor doctor with her female neighbours, and how this led to her first sexual experience.

My first miscarriage

The writer comes to terms with an unplanned but wanted pregnancy, but has a miscarriage in her sixth week.

The First time I lost my Virginity

The writer recounts the loss she felt after losing her virginity to rape.

The first time I let go

The writer lets go of a past love, and learns something about herself in the process

The first time I fell in love

The writer thinks she has been in love before, but then she falls in love

The first time I had an abortion, even though I never thought I would

The writer tells of her very first pregnancy. After being a staunch Pro-Life activist, she realises that she needs to have an abortion and everything changes.

Thank you

Thank you to everyone who came to the book launch.

Come to the Johannesburg Book Launch – 15 May 2013

Johannesburg launch of My First Time. 15 May, Melville, Love Books, 17.30

My First Pregnancy

A young woman decides to terminate her pregnancy, and though she doesn’t regret the decision is left with a lot of ‘what ifs’

Our editor talks to Business Day’s Wanted magazine about the project, sex and sexuality, and women’s rights in SA

Jen Thorpe talks to Alex Matthews of Business Day’s Wanted magazine about the book, the project, and women’s rights.

My first time touching or being touched

The writer recounts her experience of being touched, one that she barely remembers

The first time I didn’t want a friend to lose hope in our country

The writer asks a friend not to lose faith in a very scary South Africa.

The first time I had sex with a boy

The author retells her first tries at having sex, and the feelings that went with it