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THE LETTER I DIDN’T OPEN

On my eighteenth birthday, a letter appeared on my desk. Across the envelope were the words: OPEN WHEN YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW EVERYTHING TURNS OUT. Underneath: FROM YOURSELF, AGE 50. Obviously,

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RETURN TO SENDER, 2051

The letter arrived on a Tuesday. That annoyed me immediately. If my future self had discovered time travel, the least she could have done was make it happen on a more dramatic

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YOUR MARKS ARE NOT YOUR IDENTITY

A test paper is returned. Before looking at what you got wrong, you look at one thing. The number. Someone beside you asks, “What did you get?” Suddenly, the number feels less

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