Finding A Way
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Last published Wed, Sep 10, 2025
All things considered, Avery is pretty normal. Now all she has to do is convince everyone else of that.
This is the story of a disabled kid. She's not a hero, she's not an athlete, she doesn't even stay awake in chemistry class. All she wants is for the world to see her for what she is: a person.
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yeah, this is probably a weird place for a story like this, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ deal with it nerds.
this is not inspiration p**n. if you read this and come away thinking "wow! if she can __ then i can do anything!" you did it wrong. go for a walk, then read it again. think about why you felt that way. think about how you'd feel if someone felt that way about you. if you still don't get it, reach out to me. we can talk about it for as long as you can bare.
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