The American dream as seen through Polly Pocket

Screen Shot 2014-05-03 at 7.49.33 AM I am six years old again and I’ve been in America for a year. My cousin has been in America for six months, and somehow by the benevolence of our relatives, someone gifts her a Jasmine Barbie. I see it in her room, where she is staying with our relatives who sponsored our trip to America.

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The show-me state of self-promotion in realtime

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In Miami and in Vapiano

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Why it’s important to learn how to speak tech

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The best books are conversations

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Use cases

 

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Interview with the only person on the planet who hated The Goldfinch

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The crapshoot of writing for money

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Minor diva

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You really shouldn’t have

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That movie about Joaquin Phoenix’s mustache

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On #sochiproblems as I see them

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The snarling crowd in the shadows watching us

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How I’ve been avoiding writing: I got a typewriter

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The two types of cold

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