Three

I don’t celebrate my birthday anymore. Birthdays used to be charming. Predictable. That manufactured joy people mistake for ritual. Candles, cake, the socially mandated chorus of people singing at you while you pretend not to feel awkward. Back then, it

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Project: Survival

I was a child prodigy. When my peers were putting Lego blocks in their mouths, I was learning multiplication and reverse engineering baby formulas. As a result, I’ve won many accolades and awards, but my proudest achievement is the title

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