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Causes + Bosses
Not for the faint of heart
Working students belong to a different breed of animal. They waste no time. They study even if they are already…
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Hooks + Books
Mini rice cooker, max adulthood
Until nine months ago, I had no reason to own a rice cooker. I had always stayed with family. When…
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Revelations + Destinations
Time’s up: When later feels too late
I was ready to conquer the world after I graduated college. Armed with the grit and stubborn resilience that fueled…
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Hooks + Books
What it means to have a head start
By the time I was eight, I knew I had a thing for writing. In grade school, I was drawn…
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Hooks + Books
A book is never just a book
No one truly understands how much it means to me to own a book. I didn’t bring a single book…
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Revelations + Destinations
Taking mine of you with me
I do not forget. It’s not that I have a capacious memory card installed in my brain, but I just…
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Revelations + Destinations
Confessions of a killer
Murderer. I look in the mirror and I see myself. Whole. Yet broken. No skin torn, bruises tattooed, wounds etched.…
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Revelations + Destinations
Lessons on adulthood
The thought of explaining the present to my younger self is downright terrifying. When I can barely grasp the complexities…
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Revelations + Destinations
Wallowing
In a few months, I will embody the stereotype of a social failure: past my mid-twenties, jobless, with no immediate…
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