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Dirt

Shining shoes, spreading gossip, growing plants in prison

January 2024
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Gratitude

A second chance at work, a shared meal in the classroom, a helpful stranger at a rest stop

December 2023
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The American Dream

An Indian immigrant, an oil-company man, a bicycle-riding nomad

November 2023
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Television

Sneaking cartoons, escaping into a sitcom, watching the election results

October 2023
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Privacy

A coded diary, a box of letters, a closed bedroom door

September 2023
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Idols

A beloved professor, an Olympic gymnast, a Broadway star

August 2023
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Coffee

A family business, a workplace lifeline, a reminder of home

July 2023
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Pain

Breaking a leg, giving birth, suffering for beauty

June 2023
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Tattoos

A memorial, an act of rebellion, a reminder of survival

May 2023
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Dating Apps

Meeting a spouse, rediscovering an ex, matching with yourself

April 2023
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