狠狠撸

Bynum, North Carolina

Research

I suppose leaving the womb is an act of hope. If hope is some inherent willingness to act despite the odds, then, indeed, the exit we all made _ from warm-water amniotic float to the oxygen-gasp of hard, dry land _ was hopeful. There was nothing about our long months of embryonic experience to suggest that leaving was a good idea, what with breakfasts in bed; still we took the plunge, most of us head-first, because it was in our nature. And in doing so, we met gravity, the force that holds us down, and we met bright lights, in our newfound mortal fame, and we learned to swallow, in order to grow. And, as time went on, we increased our mortality with things like choice and freedom of moti