Clam Down by Anelise Chen Zoologee Here for the first time

Here for the first time

unfairly attractive overachiever who’s managed to alienate everyone around her

adorable bundle of furry joy named Spud

“The farmer is dead

Frankenstein

Clam Down by Anelise Chen Zoologee Here for the first timeWe've all heard the story about waking up as a cockroach but what if a crisis turned you into a clam? After the dissolution of her marriage, a writer is transformed into a "clam" via typo after her mother keeps texting her to "clam down." The funny if unhelpful command forces her to ask what it means to "clam down" to retreat, hide, close up, and stay silent. Idiomatically, we are said to "clam up" when we can't speak, and to "come out of our shell"