Mid 90’s is An Uncomfortably Accurate Portrayal of Adolescence in the 90's

The fear started when I was merging onto the freeway. It crept up my spine and tip toe’ed around my forehead. Soon my whole body felt like it was clamped into one of those heavy duty operating tables used to examine mutants and superheroes. My eyes darted around. I could taste metal. It was then I realized that the fear crawling under my skin like bot fly larvae was originating from my empty left pocket. I’d forgotten my phone. I was only going to the grocery store, sure, but without my cyborg extension I felt inept. What if I had a thought worth noting? How would I remember it? What if I saw a funny license plate and wanted to mock it on Snapchat? What if I had to check the weather? What about current events? Sports? Memes? I’d be an untethered cretin by the time I got home. <a href="https://medium.com/offtop/mid-90s-is-an-uncomfortably-accurate-portrayal-of-adolescence-in-the-90s-4d20412c6612">Read More</a>