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update my progress on the new series.

At first I’m mostly doing this for myself, a digital diary.

I have few followers, and most of the interaction comes from friends and old

roommates.

Slowly, however, I start to pick up more friends. At first, it’s people I’ve

begun to follow myself: a girl who sews hand-drawn patches onto vintage

shirts. A guy with phenomenal spray-painting techniques. A woman

documenting her heartbreaking divorce with a series of self-portraits.

I comment on their posts, they comment on mine. My feed becomes more

inspiring than before. I stop stalking old acquaintances from high school and

begin the process of what Cole calls “real networking”—making friends

intentionally amongst people I respect and admire, people who inspire me

with their creativity.

I wouldn’t have had the confidence to message any of these people before;

they’re legitimate working artists. But so am I now. I’m not a cosplayer

anymore. I’m passionate about my current series, I believe in it. I’m not

embarrassed to talk about it. Quite the opposite—I want to discuss childhood

trauma and self-destructive impulses. My mind is full of ideas.

The more I open up, the more I realize how many other people share these

experiences. My past was ugly, but not so unique that no one else can

understand it. Instead of judgment, I find acceptance.

A few of my posts go viral; most don’t. I don’t pay attention to that. I care

more about the growing conversation amongst our group of like-minded

artists.

Opening up to Cole, seeing his calm acceptance of even my strangest

statements, is helping me to trust other people. To believe that they could

meet the real Mara and actually like her, flaws and all.

Some of my new friends live in San Francisco. We meet in person at shows.

Some are already known to Cole.

Cole is different when he’s introducing me around. He turns on the full

measure of his charm, which is not as boisterous and loud as Shaw’s but is

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