How Old Are You?
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
A long time ago, on a writing forum, they started a story submission contest. I submitted a story about a young graduate whose parents decided to leave him on his own while they traveled the world. I’m not much of a writer, and the story was very raw, but someone on the forum said it read like it was written by a child. It was an honest review, but for an adult who was just trying to find their footing, it landed hard. Somehow it never occurred to them that the person writing it might have the heart of a child — and might not have been ready to hear that.
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