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The eldest man of the family turned 19 this week. “I can’t believe this is my last teenage year,” he said solemnly, no doubt weighed down by the supposed monstrosity of the milestone. I smiled and said nothing.
As one of the wise men in my life likes to quip: No one, no matter their age, doesn’t have their “one upon a time.” Even a toddler will hark back to a time they couldn’t walk or talk. In marking the milestone, I have been reminded of my own evolution in life and in writing.
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