New Name

Leo Reynolds
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Let's meet again, for the first time. If you could introduce yourself to strangers by another name for just one day, what would it be and why? 
You can call me Jan or you can call me Janet, but don't call me Janice, Jana, Jeanette, or Janey. 

In 3rd grade I began signing my papers Jan. Jan Brady was a big influence. My family and friends began calling me Jan and my college friends still call me Jan. When I hear them call me my familiar name, it invites memories of studying at the front library tables, basketball games during interterm, racquetball challenges, Funyuns, Hookman parties, life-long friends, identity, ownership of self. Me, myself, I.

Seize the J