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Americana, New Jersey Style

How a multicultural community helped an awkward eighth-grader reflect on his identity

4 min readAug 30, 2023

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Living With a Hand Full of Sin — How I Learned to Question Everything

My father sat with us on the living room floor, the four of us forming a dinner circle around three large bowls. My two siblings and I had…

4 min readMar 2, 2022

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Tainted Orange Juice

How a seven-year-old boy survived his mother’s mental illness

4 min readJul 5, 2023

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Where’s My Shea Butter?!

How I survived obesity, high beauty standards, and a loss of control

5 min readFeb 9, 2022

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Fat Boys Don’t Make It to Mars

The doctor’s stethoscope chills my bare chest as I pray for this time to be different. I know my body is a wreck — breathing problems, a…

4 min readJan 26, 2022

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Age of Empathy

Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil, Watch No Jerry Springer

How a ten-year-old boy opened the gates of his eyes to forbidden TV

4 min readJan 7, 2024

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The Richest Man with Baby Teeth

How a six-year-old boy built, lost, and rebuilt his fortune

4 min readOct 16, 2023

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Out with the Old, in with the Frankenstein Bologna

How a humorist guards his mind and belly from dangerous trends

4 min readOct 7, 2023

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Out with the Old, in with the Frankenstein Bologna

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A Romantic Recollection of a Frat Basement

How a celibate freshman found a second home

4 min readJun 17, 2022

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A Romantic Recollection of a Frat Basement

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Will Clicking My Heels Three Times Help Me Evade E.coli

Los Angeles County is suffering from a hygiene crisis. Although I can find a Spider-Man or a gaggle of stocky Supermen here, there isn’t a…

3 min readMay 20, 2022

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Christian Emeka

Christian Emeka

I extract human truths from across the African diaspora. I'm obsessed with fitness, world history, psychology, stand-up comedy, and anti-aging secrets.

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