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What Do You Do?
(An earlier version of this essay appeared six months ago, before I realized it wasn’t actually about hobbies.)
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The Right Look
Here’s a stupid idea: Post a survey online so your friends can tell you what they think of you, anonymously.
Jul 25
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Sitting in the Tiny Chair
Standing on a makeshift stage in the elementary school cafeteria, I smelled sour milk and heavy-duty bleach as parents took turns yelling at me about…
Jul 11
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I Fell Down a Hill Trying to Avoid Someone
An essay about denial, mortality, and one very bad shortcut.
Jun 27
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The Walls Have Ears
“You’re not gonna write about this, are you?” my mom asked, annoyed.
Jun 13
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Frozen
One frigid Chicago winter morning a couple years back I went outside to throw out my trash and saw my neighbor Garrett crouching by his plastic garbage…
May 30
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