Hi Nataly! I wrote a separate piece for the writing contest under the Death category. It’s a follow-up piece to this one about how the person I used to be died in that pool that night, and how I got a second chance at life as a different person post-injury. Thank you for reading!

Matthew B. Johnson
Matthew B. Johnson

Written by Matthew B. Johnson

I’m a Sacramento-based writer, English professor, track coach, C-5 incomplete quadriplegic, diehard 49ers fan, comic book geek, and lover of all things coffee.

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