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A Singular Artifact

The experiment of being yourself

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Jonathan Heaps
Feb 08, 2023
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Growing up, there were always those frictionless people. In fifth grade, his name was Brett. Tall and good looking, he mystified me. His hair was right. His clothes were right. He had the right shoes, the right bike, the right CDs. I had none of these things, wanted them all, and couldn’t ever figure out what it took to get them. In retrospect, the main…

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