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When Wren finished her assignments before her peers, the teachers allowed her to read a library book until the other students completed theirs. In books she could experience different realities and learn from the people in them. In books, Wren saw how people made mistakes. She decided she would not be one of them. Somehow, some way, she would grow up to be perfect.
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It was cliché but necessary that Angela found enduring solace in the stars. She did not contemplate the presence of mystery or infinity. Instead, Angela appreciated the cosmos’s relative constancy.
— Dec 22, 2023 02:25PM
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Wren could not easily walk away now, because she had lingered past the point of invisibility. Her identity was crystallized to these people, and once she allowed herself to become solid to other human beings, she would be seen. After being seen, Wren risked being known, and being known came with the risk of loss. Even this small interaction cost her too much.
— Dec 21, 2023 02:10PM
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I could move back home to Texas! I could teach!
Yes, he could find personal significance by helping others find theirs. He could give people the comfortable space to try, and if Lewis was an expert in anything, it was trying.
— Dec 17, 2023 12:43PM
Yes, he could find personal significance by helping others find theirs. He could give people the comfortable space to try, and if Lewis was an expert in anything, it was trying.
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School came easily to Wren because she enjoyed knowing how things fit together. She also had an extraordinary ability to memorize anything quickly. She spotted her teachers’ mistakes and inconsistencies but was reprimanded for remarking upon them, so Wren became the quietest girl in class.
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Second-grade Wren’s reasoning was that a life too noticeable might be stolen, and conversely, a wispy existence might blow away or be stepped on. Medium was safe.
Wren’s teacher, who wrote secret poetry on the weekend, found this sentiment lovely, wise, and replete rather than an indicator that a child was already carrying too much of the world.
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— Dec 14, 2023 01:40PM
Wren’s teacher, who wrote secret poetry on the weekend, found this sentiment lovely, wise, and replete rather than an indicator that a child was already carrying too much of the world.
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When Wren was in elementary school, the class attached paper wishes to the dream catchers they made with yarn and disposable plates. In thick marker, Wren wrote her dream:
A Medium-Sized Life.
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A Medium-Sized Life.
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