A new story!!

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Will you tell me one of your stories? Of course, dear. Which one? Will you tell me a new one? Sure. ✴✴✴ Morning. September 17, 2026. 8:05 a.m. Current location: Manhattan, New York. Apartment bought two weeks ago. Just moved in. Hello. My name is Mae. Mae Martin. And until a few weeks ago, I lived in the little town of Lakefield, ON. But recently I moved to New York to pursue my passion in art. I just finished university with a bachelor's degree in fine arts. I got a job at a store, making drawings for a fashion designer, Bell Denwater, who will turn the art into patterns on her clothes. It seems like a strange job, but it pays well. Eventually I’ll get a better job. But I have to get settled first. My mom bought me this journal as a going away present. I accepted it, but I was thinking Mom, I’m 24. I haven’t had a journal since I was 12. I took it with me anyway, though. I may find it useful, being alone in this big city. I guess I should talk a little about myself. I love nature. Bodies of water, trees, forests, mountains. You name it, and I love it. It makes me feel so calm and at ease. I have brown hair with green highlights, and it goes just past my shoulders. I have brown eyes and light skin. My apartment is quite small. It has three rooms. My bedroom, the bathroom, and the kitchen and the living room are in one bigger room. There’s five, if you count the closet. It’s all white and grey, which I find really annoying. I love colour. I’m going to redecorate it soon. It’s still early in the morning, and I don’t start work until ten, so I have a little bit of time to myself. My work is downtown, and I live about a twenty minute bike ride away from the building, so I have an hour and a half to do what I want. I have a project to work on, so I might as well go to a coffee shop and get a snack. There are a lot of places nearby to go to. Today I’m going to go to this place called Coffee and Cookies. It seems nice, from what I’ve read on its website. I packed my bag with my computer, my phone, my sketchbook, my wallet, and my pencil case. In a second, I’ll add this journal to it. I’m about to go downstairs to get my bike. I’ll write more in here later. Bye! ✴✴✴ What story would you like me to tell you? Can you make up a new one? Of course. Let me think for a second. Ok mommy! Oh, I’ve got it! Yay! Shhh, not so loud! It’s too late at night to be loud Aww. Ok. Can you start? Yes. ✴✴✴ Morning. September 17, 2026. 8:20 a.m. Location: Coffee and Cookies Cafe, Manhattan, NY. It’s really nice here. The vibe is so calm and relaxing. I’m sitting on a cushion, in a little tent thing in one of the rooms. There’s a table in front of me that holds my coffee and my breakfast sandwich. The food is really good here. I’ve got to come more often. My computers open, since I’m working on my project, and- oh- I just got an email. It’s.. from someone at MoMA! The Museum of Modern Art! That is like, my favourite place in the whole world! I wonder what they want. One sec, I'm going to read it. Oh My God! You won’t believe what it says! I’ll write it out here: Dear Mae Martin, Hello! My name is Sarah Allmoral. I work at MoMA My job is hiring new people and publicity. I recently bought a dress designed by Bell Denwater, and I just adored the print on it. I asked the clerk if I could talk to Bell, because I loved the art on it, but the clerk said someone else actually made the art. I asked who it was, and she said her name was Mae Martin. The clerk gave me your email address, so I sent you this email that you’re reading now. I would like to ask you if you want a job at the MoMA giving tours. I’ll explain more if you write back saying you’re interested. We would love to have you here and I already have an interview time if you would like to join us. Please let me know if you’re interested right away! -Sarah Allmoral Head of Hiring and Publicity at the Art Gallery of Ontario I. Can’t. BELIEVE THIS!!!! AHHHHH!!!! I’ve been invited for a job interview at MoMA!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Giving tours of the art. I would get to be around famous art all DAY! I can't believe this just happened to me. Okay, I'm going to write back. I'll write in here more later. Bye!