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Resume of a pigeon

13 Tuesday Dec 2016

Posted by Betty Zhang in Uncategorized

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animal, career, funny, humor, internet, life, pigeon, resume, wit, work, writer, writing

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Career objective: to swoop and poop whenever and wherever the urge strikes. Continue reading →

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A letter to my suicidal 15-year-old self 

29 Sunday May 2016

Posted by Betty Zhang in Letters

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anxiety, depression, letter, life, mental illness, personal, school, study, suicide, university, work, writer, writing

Dear 15-year-old me,

I know all you can think about right now is the major science project that’s due soon. You’ve always been an exceptional student—every report card confirms your status as a ‘high achiever’ of scores, firsts, and awards—and you intend to keep things that way. Maintaining a perfect academic record means everything to you, and it doesn’t help that you’re every teacher’s pet. Later, you’ll realise that every mark and praise you worked long and hard to receive was a means to fill the gaping hole where a secure sense of self-worth should be, and isn’t Continue reading →

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A brief summary of life:

12 Thursday May 2016

Posted by Betty Zhang in Opinion

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career, humor, inspiration, life, poetry, prose, work, writer, writing

Hired tired retired

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