I met an angry man today. “I’ve had it up to here with you!” he said. “Take your pills!”

I met a sad man today. “Please try to remember,” he said. “Please.”

I met a friendly man today. “I’m sorry, Dad,” he said. “I love you. The memories don’t matter.”

Nico Calvanico is a native New Yorker and a student at The New School. After studying performing arts for his entire life, he has decided to pursue something far more lucrative: creative writing.