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I’m 41 today

I liked being 40, numerically, it’s a nice round number. 41 feels too specific, too awkwardly over-precise. I’m thinking I’m going to be “in my 40s” for a while. I celebrated by spending the whole day hanging out with my 4yo who was stuck at home with a stomach bug while the 8yo was outContinue reading “I’m 41 today”

The Sky is Always Out of Reach

You are 12 years old. You’re growing up in an apartment on the 77th floor of supertower 27. It’s a very nice apartment, with a private bathroom, a private kitchen even. You don’t waste a lot of time wishing it had a window. Your family is not poor but you’re not rich either, certainly notContinue reading “The Sky is Always Out of Reach”

I dreamed I was writing a story

I dreamed I was trying to write a story and I knew what I wanted to write but every time I tried to type into Keep another app opened on my phone and stole my keyboard input. The writing equivalent of dreaming you can’t find a toilet. When I woke up I could still rememberContinue reading “I dreamed I was writing a story”