1-15-2019
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A girl in my January seminar stood up today at the beginning of class and announced that she was self-publishing a book of poems. Everyone clapped.

In sixth grade, before DARE class, a bunch of kids stood up and showed off the shittily-bound books that they were "publishing", and then they got pissed and gave me death glares when I cheered when the DARE officer finally came in and forced us all to change subject.

I have written five books in my life- almost six- but because I can't ever publish under my real name, I will never receive credit and accolades from my peers.

Time is a circle, yet again.