10 Things That Scare Me

Diante Folk was only 12 when he made his list and you can see it in his fears. He still plans on being a famous YouTube star. He's worried about breaking his X-Box and not getting permission to play Fortnite.

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Why don't more people think about the way they want to die?

Brian Ruder is a volunteer and an Exit Guide with the group Final Exit Network. He was born in Kansas and lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife of 43 years. His son is the editor of New Mobility magazine. Brian says, "I walk 10,000 steps a day and believe I will live to 100 unless someone kills me first."

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There's something inside of me, and it goes mad.

Okwui Okpokwasili is MacArthur Fellow and a performer, choreographer, and writer. The child of immigrants from Nigeria, Okpokwasili was born and raised in the Bronx, and the histories of these places and the girls and women who inhabit them feature prominently in much of her work.

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Why do you keep asking me if I have a gun?

Roberto Lange is a musician from South Florida. He performs as Helado Negro. You can listen to his latest album here.

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I'm too boring for my therapist.

Cartoonist Mari Andrew is the author of Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood. You can find her on Instagram @bymariandrew. 

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A rabid flying squirrel poised over my sleeping form.

Cartoonist Liana Finck is a regular contributor to the New Yorker and the author of the graphic memoir Passing For Human. You can find her on instagram at @lianafinck.

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If the apocalypse happens, I don't have a good chance.

Jensine Eckwall is an illustrator living in New York City.

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If I suspect any paranormal activity I'm going the other direction.

Worth Barbour is a pediatrician in Florida

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Takers, opportunists, and boundary crossers.

Anna Chlumsky is an actor on the show Veep, among other productions.

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Life costs money.

Anna Sale is the host and managing editor of the podcast Death, Sex & Money.

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