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college is a scam that sometimes works.

college is a scam that sometimes works.

most college students are probably social climbers

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🎶 Dreams - The Cranberries​

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Some personal news: my lit agent submitted my book proposal to publishers last week!! When I first opened up that blank Word document in June, I could not have imagined it one day morphing into the 45-page proposal that it is today. I know it's only the beginning of something much longer, but I really am proud of it--all the rewrites, all the pivots in framing, all the angst over who the hell am I to write anything for the greater world? Halfway through August, I actually had an existential crisis and went into a spiral that maybe I should get an MFA before writing anything. (Ah, degrees--the only way I can feel confident about anything!)

This week, I contemplate whether my love of degrees is a sign that I'm an easy mark and drop a link to that gender discrimination lawsuit filed against Kirkland & Ellis last week. (Yes, really. 👀)

P.S. My World Mental Health Day fundraiser is still open for a few more days! I'm matching up …

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