Man with a Hoe, by Georges Seurat
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October 16, 2024
My parents knew that ten percent of my cells were missing an X-chromosome before I was born. I didn’t find out until I was nine.
He dug and dug and dug. Under the scorching summer sun, Balram toiled endlessly.
And yet nothing is as satisfying // as scratching the pen back // and forth over having it all // done and evidenced.