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I Hope You Cry More Than I Do
Right now I’m 29. For a long time, whenever worries about aging crossed my mind I’d calm myself by thinking about what I’d call my independent years—the years after leaving home at 18 in which I’ve had full control. “I’m 25, and that’s a quarter of my life gone if I’m lucky,” I’d think, “but really I’ve only had seven years of real independence. Seven years of what can fairly be called ‘life,’ and I’ve got a lot more runs of seven years in me than I do of 25.” But by the time
Jacob E. Smith
Aug 255 min read
Bones, Boats, and Bootstraps
The Pursuit of Happyness is thematically rich below a melodramatic surface.
Jacob E. Smith
Aug 48 min read
Personal Essays
I Hope You Cry More Than I Do
Right now I’m 29. For a long time, whenever worries about aging crossed my mind I’d calm myself by thinking about what I’d call my independent years—the years after leaving home at 18 in which I’ve had full control. “I’m 25, and that’s a quarter of my life gone if I’m lucky,” I’d think, “but really I’ve only had seven years of real independence. Seven years of what can fairly be called ‘life,’ and I’ve got a lot more runs of seven years in me than I do of 25.” But by the time
Jacob E. Smith
Aug 25
Writings on Film
Bones, Boats, and Bootstraps
The Pursuit of Happyness is thematically rich below a melodramatic surface.
Jacob E. Smith
Aug 4
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