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short stories, flash fiction and drabbles reflects a year of my life spent dabbling in different genres. </span></p></div></div></div><div class="t nk v nl x nm nn no np ab q"><div class="nq nr ns df dj"><div class="ab q"><p class="bf b nt nu dw dx dy dz eh eb ej ed ds"><span class="bf b ds">2020</span></p><span class="nv l" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b nt nu dw dx dy dz eh eb ej ed ds">·</span></span><div class="bf b nt nu dw dx dy dz eh eb ej ed ds"><div class="k j i d"><span class="bf b ds">Paula Shablo</span></div><div class="h"><span class="bf b ds">Paula Shablo</span></div></div></div></div><div class="k j i d"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 18 18" class="mx"><path stroke="#242424" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" d="m4.5 13.5 9-9M6.188 4.5H13.5v7.313"></path></svg></div><div class="h"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 18 18" 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2.422.179-2.085c.063-.743.388-1.44.916-1.968l3.318-3.32-2.593-2.592L7.06 6.349a3.17 3.17 0 0 1-1.969.916l-2.084.178 2.422 2.422z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg><div class="bf b dt z ds ab od hp">Pinned</div></div><div class="bh l"><div style="position:relative;display:flex" role="link" data-href="https://medium.com/read-or-die/where-do-i-go-from-here-1a6be56f337f" tabindex="0"><div class="bh oh oi oj ok"><div class="ab"><div class="mg ol om on oo ab q"><div class="op l"><div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><a href="https://medium.com/read-or-die?source=user_profile_page---------0-------------62d96a9d8415---------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="dq ab"><img alt="Read or Die!" class="ho gr gs fo" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:40:40/1*_dNwTvQOBv-2PKqgGxWBBw.png" width="20" height="20" loading="lazy"/><div class="ho l gs gr fm n fl fn"></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="oq l"><p class="bf b dt z ds">Published in</p></div><div class="l"><div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar or ab q" href="https://medium.com/read-or-die?source=user_profile_page---------0-------------62d96a9d8415---------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dt z hp hq hr hs ht hu hv hw bk">Read or Die!</p></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ab"><div class="l cl gb"><div class="os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/read-or-die/where-do-i-go-from-here-1a6be56f337f?source=user_profile_page---------0-------------62d96a9d8415---------------"><h2 class="bf mq pc pd pe kb pf pg ph pi kg pj ki kj pk pl km pm pn po pp pq pr ps pt pu pv hp hr hs hu hw bk">Where Do I Go From Here? (Part One)</h2><div class="pw"><h3 class="bf b ge z hp px hr hs py hu hw ds">I’m not who I believed I was</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi l"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jw ab hi ae"><div class="ab q qn"><div class="oc ab"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="l ay ao am" aria-label="Member-only story"><div class=""><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path fill="#FFC017" d="m39.637 40.831-5.771 15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1-3.732 0l-5.771-15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.194-1.195L7.298 33.866a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0-3.732l15.87-5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.195-1.194l5.771-15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 3.732 0l5.771 15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.194 1.195l15.871 5.771a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0 3.732l-15.87 5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.195 1.194"></path></svg></div></div></div></button></div></div><span>Jan 10</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq qj qk ab q"><div class="fm ql qm ab q qn"><div class="ax qk qo l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ly qm ab q qn" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/read-or-die/where-do-i-go-from-here-1a6be56f337f?source=user_profile_page---------0-------------62d96a9d8415---------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q gl"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>16</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q qp qq"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2F1a6be56f337f&amp;operation=register&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fread-or-die%2Fwhere-do-i-go-from-here-1a6be56f337f&amp;source=---------0-------------62d96a9d8415----bookmark_preview-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="ds qr qs" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="qt nb qu qv qw l"><div aria-label="Where Do I Go From Here? (Part One)"><div class="j i d"><img alt="Where Do I Go From Here? (Part One)" class="bx ho" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/da:true/resize:fill:160:106/0*49bGlrHNtu3KdVSB" width="80" height="53" loading="lazy"/></div><div class="h k"><img alt="Where Do I Go From Here? (Part One)" class="bx ho" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/da:true/resize:fill:320:214/0*49bGlrHNtu3KdVSB" width="160" height="107" loading="lazy"/></div></div></div></div><div class="qx j i d"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jw ab hi ae"><div class="ab q qn"><div class="oc ab"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="l ay ao am" aria-label="Member-only story"><div class=""><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path fill="#FFC017" d="m39.637 40.831-5.771 15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1-3.732 0l-5.771-15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.194-1.195L7.298 33.866a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0-3.732l15.87-5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.195-1.194l5.771-15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 3.732 0l5.771 15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.194 1.195l15.871 5.771a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0 3.732l-15.87 5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.195 1.194"></path></svg></div></div></div></button></div></div><span>Jan 10</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq qj qk ab q"><div class="fm ql qm ab q qn"><div class="ax qk qo l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ly qm ab q qn" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/read-or-die/where-do-i-go-from-here-1a6be56f337f?source=user_profile_page---------0-------------62d96a9d8415---------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q gl"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>16</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q qp qq"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" 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class="oc l"><div class="bh dp"><div class="l"><div class="oe of ab q og"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="ds jv"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M9.788 1.027a.5.5 0 1 0-.707.707l.59.589-3.32 3.319a2.17 2.17 0 0 1-1.346.626l-2.442.21a.833.833 0 0 0-.518 1.42l2.676 2.675-3.418 3.417a.5.5 0 1 0 .707.707l3.418-3.417 2.675 2.675a.833.833 0 0 0 1.42-.518l.209-2.441c.044-.51.266-.986.627-1.347l3.318-3.32.59.59a.5.5 0 0 0 .707-.707l-.943-.943-3.3-3.3zm-3.653 9.546 2.422 2.422.179-2.085c.063-.743.388-1.44.916-1.968l3.318-3.32-2.593-2.592L7.06 6.349a3.17 3.17 0 0 1-1.969.916l-2.084.178 2.422 2.422z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg><div class="bf b dt z ds ab od hp">Pinned</div></div><div class="bh l"><div style="position:relative;display:flex" role="link" data-href="https://medium.com/read-or-die/who-am-i-really-e0a1f1bade86" tabindex="0"><div class="bh oh oi oj ok"><div class="ab"><div class="mg ol om on oo 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1.195-1.194l5.771-15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 3.732 0l5.771 15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.194 1.195l15.871 5.771a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0 3.732l-15.87 5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.195 1.194"></path></svg></div></div></div></button></div></div><span>Jan 11</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq qj qk ab q"><div class="fm ql qm ab q qn"><div class="ax qk qo l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ly qm ab q qn" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/read-or-die/who-am-i-really-e0a1f1bade86?source=user_profile_page---------1-------------62d96a9d8415---------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q gl"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 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2.02 0 0 0-1.194-1.195L7.298 33.866a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0-3.732l15.87-5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.195-1.194l5.771-15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 3.732 0l5.771 15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.194 1.195l15.871 5.771a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0 3.732l-15.87 5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.195 1.194"></path></svg></div></div></div></button></div></div><span>Jan 11</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq qj qk ab q"><div class="fm ql qm ab q qn"><div class="ax qk qo l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ly qm ab q qn" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/read-or-die/who-am-i-really-e0a1f1bade86?source=user_profile_page---------1-------------62d96a9d8415---------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q gl"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>12</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q qp qq"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2Fe0a1f1bade86&amp;operation=register&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fread-or-die%2Fwho-am-i-really-e0a1f1bade86&amp;source=---------1-------------62d96a9d8415----bookmark_preview-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="ds qr qs" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="qy bh r qz ra rb rc rd"></div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><div class="ab cn"><div class="ik bh il im in io"><div class="re bh l"><article class=""><div class="oc l"><div class="bh dp"><div class="l"><div class="oe of ab q og"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="ds jv"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M9.788 1.027a.5.5 0 1 0-.707.707l.59.589-3.32 3.319a2.17 2.17 0 0 1-1.346.626l-2.442.21a.833.833 0 0 0-.518 1.42l2.676 2.675-3.418 3.417a.5.5 0 1 0 .707.707l3.418-3.417 2.675 2.675a.833.833 0 0 0 1.42-.518l.209-2.441c.044-.51.266-.986.627-1.347l3.318-3.32.59.59a.5.5 0 0 0 .707-.707l-.943-.943-3.3-3.3zm-3.653 9.546 2.422 2.422.179-2.085c.063-.743.388-1.44.916-1.968l3.318-3.32-2.593-2.592L7.06 6.349a3.17 3.17 0 0 1-1.969.916l-2.084.178 2.422 2.422z" 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height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>9</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q qp qq"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2F2d093ba2c02b&amp;operation=register&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fread-or-die%2Fthe-meeting-2d093ba2c02b&amp;source=---------2-------------62d96a9d8415----bookmark_preview-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="ds qr qs" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path 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xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>9</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q qp qq"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2F2d093ba2c02b&amp;operation=register&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fread-or-die%2Fthe-meeting-2d093ba2c02b&amp;source=---------2-------------62d96a9d8415----bookmark_preview-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="ds qr qs" 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.707.707l3.418-3.417 2.675 2.675a.833.833 0 0 0 1.42-.518l.209-2.441c.044-.51.266-.986.627-1.347l3.318-3.32.59.59a.5.5 0 0 0 .707-.707l-.943-.943-3.3-3.3zm-3.653 9.546 2.422 2.422.179-2.085c.063-.743.388-1.44.916-1.968l3.318-3.32-2.593-2.592L7.06 6.349a3.17 3.17 0 0 1-1.969.916l-2.084.178 2.422 2.422z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg><div class="bf b dt z ds ab od hp">Pinned</div></div><div class="bh l"><div style="position:relative;display:flex" role="link" data-href="https://medium.com/read-or-die/confrontation-cdd7777c57ca" tabindex="0"><div class="bh oh oi oj ok"><div class="ab"><div class="mg ol om on oo ab q"><div class="op l"><div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><a href="https://medium.com/read-or-die?source=user_profile_page---------3-------------62d96a9d8415---------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="dq ab"><img alt="Read or Die!" class="ho gr gs fo" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:40:40/1*_dNwTvQOBv-2PKqgGxWBBw.png" width="20" height="20" 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Meeting</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi l"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jw ab hi ae"><div class="ab q qn"><div class="oc ab"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="l ay ao am" aria-label="Member-only story"><div class=""><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path fill="#FFC017" d="m39.637 40.831-5.771 15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1-3.732 0l-5.771-15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.194-1.195L7.298 33.866a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0-3.732l15.87-5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.195-1.194l5.771-15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 3.732 0l5.771 15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.194 1.195l15.871 5.771a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0 3.732l-15.87 5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.195 1.194"></path></svg></div></div></div></button></div></div><span>Jan 14</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq qj qk ab q"><div class="fm ql qm ab q qn"><div class="ax qk qo l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ly qm ab q qn" 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width="80" height="53" loading="lazy"/></div><div class="h k"><img alt="Confrontation" class="bx ho" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/da:true/resize:fill:320:214/0*A2Y2hwBOMBaQD3LY" width="160" height="107" loading="lazy"/></div></div></div></div><div class="qx j i d"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jw ab hi ae"><div class="ab q qn"><div class="oc ab"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="l ay ao am" aria-label="Member-only story"><div class=""><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path fill="#FFC017" d="m39.637 40.831-5.771 15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1-3.732 0l-5.771-15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.194-1.195L7.298 33.866a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0-3.732l15.87-5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.195-1.194l5.771-15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 3.732 0l5.771 15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.194 1.195l15.871 5.771a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0 3.732l-15.87 5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.195 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