To Love a Jellyfish Sting

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.” —Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar . On the dusty chalkboard, next to a neat transcription of the quadratic formula, Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am” taunted the room of fourteen-year-olds with a deep philosophical aura. To ................
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