Hi, hello. I’m Magan, and I haven’t contributed to Read Me before. What I have done is think every month that I’m going to contribute, and then I go into some kind of black out state and wake up a month later having missed my chance. But here I am. I’m currently in the past (November 18th to be exact… three days past my extended deadline wow), and in the past we are still reeling from what happened 10 days ago. I’m sure you remember. I’m sure it’s still on the forefront of your mind, regardless of if there are pieces in this magazine that are addressing the social, political, and emotional fallout of the election.
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This essay originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of Read Me: A Collaborative Publication. Discover more great works in the December issue here.