Reflections on Identity
A Brief Moment in the Life of a Teenage Friendship
Unvoiced envy and longings
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4 min readFeb 26
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Decades ago, when following directions meant reading a map and making a wrong turn could result in extra hours of driving, I drove six hours to visit a friend who lived two hours away. I had completely cleared the state she lived in before realizing my error; when I…