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Byline: Heidi Julavits
This past year has been, for me, a period of intense personal searching. I asked myself the hard questions: What kind of person am I? How do I want others to perceive me? And will my computer fit inside? For months, I pitilessly self-
scrutinized as I scoured the Earth for the perfect handbag.
And then I found it. A faux-reptile, space-age grommeted Marni tote-"a work of art," as the saleswoman said. Right, but let's see what it holds, I thought as I emptied the contents of my current sad sack (laptop, books, pens, wallet, diapers, wipes, emergency Baggie of bread sticks) into the work of art. Everything fit, and the work ...