Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid

Emira convinced herself that if she had a real job, a nine-to-five position with benefits and decent pay, then the rest of her life would start to resemble adulthood as well.

Trust me it doesn't

She wouldn’t sit on the floor in her bedroom, discovering new music and creating playlists until three a.m., only to put herself to bed and think, Why do you do this to yourself?

hired Disney princess look-alikes who were always from New Jersey.

Kelley definitely did that thing where he asked her questions with the intention of explaining his own answer afterward.

Counting Crows playing inside her bedroom,

When she didn’t work, she didn’t get paid.

(“A Long December” and “Colorblind”),

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