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If my cat was human, I think she’d be a child psychologist, probably working at a school. She has the empathy of someone who deeply understands the emotions and experiences of those around her, but she has the cool, kitty distance of someone who can process information efficiently without judgment, even if it’s tragic. My …
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The cool thing about having a summer birthday is that sometimes school starts the day after. For a much younger Nes, this was pretty rad. Younger Nes was also a relentless dork, and I’d totally make fun of them for being so excited to go back to school, but they’d have just as much leverage …
I’m a relatively mean, negative person at times, but I’ve never been mad at a baby before they’re even born. I mean, I’ve felt the same thing everyone feels when you’re on an airplane or in a movie and a child is crying, but that anger gets quiet when I realize that me being annoyed …
I’ve mentioned for that a few years ago I struggled through a draft of a novel that I can best describe as an overwrought disappointment that I poured my heart and soul into. That was the summer of 2015, and I have not read a word of that awful draft since then. Other than my …
I’m not that interesting of a person. I honestly cannot think of a single person that would consider themselves an enemy who would devote their whole existence to the annihilation of my happiness. With nobody to defeat in single combat atop a snowy mountain, my life is devoid of almost any truly satisfying conclusions. Without …
