The Ballad of Brighid of Atlanta (Kid-Friendly Version) #1 | Page 25
Despite the fact that “Riot Grrrl” was a pretty
great name, there was no going in the classic superhero direction. Any chance of a “secret identity” was
shot. And anyhow, she hates comics.
Whatever. Her “gifts” came with a price. Can you
imagine how many calories it takes to lift a car over
your head? Her body seemed indestructible, but -well, I said I’d give it to you straight ...
I don’t know. I’m a dude. I’m just saying ...
... I don’t know anything about what women go
through. All I know is if she was going to “power up”
or whatever we were going to call it ...
... there was a hormonal surge or something. Look,
I’m a good feminist. I don’t want to talk about PMS
or whatever, but somtimes ...
Hands
off!
... Sometimes being around her was a
wild ride. How about that?
whoa, careful!
I’m gonna fall down --
mmmph.
... Uh,
Okay?