Who’s That in the Front-Facing Camera?

And some other things on my mind three days before turning 30.

Who’s That in the Front-Facing Camera? And some other things on my mind three days before turning 30. By Cole Habersham Photo by Isaac Hindin-Miller. Published Last weekend, one of my good friend’s good friends met a plastic surgeon at a gay bar we frequent far too often. He was introduced as “Jason – who’s really good at guessing people’s ages.” To aid his unsolicited guess of my age, Jason looked into my eyes, then scanned downwards. He examined the back of my hand and gave his professional, albeit drunken, opinion: “30, maybe 31?” Months prior on TikTok, I mentioned my upcoming 30th birthda

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