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My Mom's Clutch Save

My dad was the type of guy who’d take a book or newspaper into the bathroom and stay in there forever. I didn’t really mind, but my mom always gave off a vibe that she wasn’t too thrilled about it. Not that Dad knew—he was inside the bathroom, after all. It was a Sunday back when I was in high schoo…

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My Mom's Clutch Save
NO. 140

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The Perks of Being Gloomy

I have the kind of look people usually describe as "gloomy" or "awkward." People who look like me don't tend to get the warmest reception, but I am who I am. As long as I keep clea…

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The Perks of Being Gloomy
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NO. 139

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The Purring Sound

This is a story about something I experienced back when I was hospitalized. When a certain illness made hospitalization unavoidable, I resigned myself to my fate and checked into a large general hospi…

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The Purring Sound
NO. 138

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The Unoccupied Private Room

A few years ago, I fell ill and had to be hospitalized. It was just a run-of-the-mill municipal hospital, and I was admitted to the internal medicine ward. My stay lasted about a month. The ward was f…

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The Unoccupied Private Room
NO. 137

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The Woman Standing in the Rain

Back in college, when a friend moved into a new place, a few of us decided to crash his apartment to tease him a bit. His place was pretty typical for a college student—not brand-new, but not falling …

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The Woman Standing in the Rain
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