Article: Truth be told ...(Welcome to JUNE)(Brief article)

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SEVERAL YEARS AGO, before I moved to America, I was sitting on an airplane next to someone who clearly wanted to chat. I'd learned long ago what a mistake it was telling chatty people on planes that I was a journalist, as it always prompted them to say, "My life would make a great story," then proceed to share all the details, from preschool on. Seeking to avoid this, I often tried on different personas to see which one would shut them down fastest. So when I muttered that I was a doctor to my current seatmate, she exhibited the hushed awe and respect the profession deserves. Not 20 minutes later, a passenger four rows up clutched his chest and fell ...

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