A note for my former gifted and talented students and every woman comparing her process to someone else's highlight reel. Sometimes I write via longhand because it helps me process thoughts better and because I was born in the 1900s. This is one of those times. I’m at the beach, and everyone is having a different experience. Some people are in the water, playing, floating, or swimming. Some people are walking hand in hand, side by side, alone with headphones in. Some people a

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