Birthday

Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic At first, birthdays were reserved for kings and saints. But it's rainbow sprinkles and face painting for everybody these days. The best way to avoid having your birthday ruined is to avoid having any expectations for your birthday. Without the delineation of years, time would become an expanse of open water. Horizonless, shark-filled. One of my biggest fears. A rush of Orange Crush--that sparkle on the tongue--and "Make a wish!" shouted at the top of tiny lungs ...