why i don’t like writing circles

Maybe I’m just a snob. An elitist. It’s been my modus operandi for surviving as a stranger in a strange land after all.

When I immigrated to America and was made fun of for my accent and lack of pop culture knowledge or  recess games skills, I found solace in convincing myself I was the superior being: a far smarter, faster and overall better person than any of my persecutors. It was my version of Hodgson Burnett”s A Little Princess, although my situation was clearly not as dire and I never d...