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[JUN21] Her funeral was held in the same church where she had been married six months earlier, and she lay in her coffin in the same dress in which she had stood at the altar.
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[NOV21] Somewhere deep in the primitive parts of our brains, we remember how to hibernate: find a snug den, curl up, and go to sleep.
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I grew up in the shadow of my older sister, who never got sent to the principal's office, never brought home a bad grade, never lied or whined or neglected her chores, never gave our mother cause for anger or disappointment or even annoyance.
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When people asked "What's your name?" it felt almost natural to tell them what my parents wrote on my birth certificate.
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"You're what, sixteen? You have your whole life ahead of you!" the nurse scolded as she finished changing the bandage on my wrist.
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My daughter's eyes light up again, as they always do when she gets to talking about one of those quirky fascinations of hers.
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