Spring 2018 Magazine

Musings

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A lot of people tell me I look like Zooey Deschanel

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text Part 1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″ background_layout=”light” custom_margin=”0px||0px|” custom_padding=”0px||0px|”] Being compared to a beautiful actress is usually a compliment, but the one time that sticks with me most was when it wasn’t. That time, it was clear that the underlying message wasn’t that I had big eyes or cute bangs or looked like I could play a mean ukulele riff, but

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Let us have this

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We asked 17 people to describe themselves as an emotion

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Fate

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