I Am Not Who I Was

My ship’s parts are constantly being restored.

M. K. Fain
Nov 4 · 6 min read
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Imagine that a Grecian museum has preserved the famous Ship of Theseus, the mythical king of Athens. The ship has been in their care for hundreds of years and, one by one, the wooden parts that make up the ship have each rotted and been replaced to preserve the ship. Eventually, the entire ship is made of new wood. Not a single piece of the original…

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M. K. Fain

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M. K. is a feminist writer with a background in activism & psychology. Editor of 4W.Pub. Recovering Software Engineer. marykatefain.com | patreon.com/mkfain

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