I was bullied mercilessly in 7th grade. When I went home for the summer, I thought about what to do to improve my situation. I figured out the hierarchy of popularity and then went about figuring out how to go from the bottom to the top. By the end of my 8th grade year, using foul language, bribery, lewd art, and psychological warfare, I was no longer a nerd.

Written on March 7, 2024