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# A small crowd formed around my continued existence.
- URL: https://www.projectevan.com/a-small-crowd-formed-around-my-continued-existence/
- Published: 2026-10-14T16:08:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-14T16:08:15.000Z
- Author: Evan Mercer
- Tags: story, office

![Office birthday cake reading “Happy Birthday Evan,” covered in candles, with coworkers gathered around a break-room table.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/10/wed_evans_birthday-1.jpg)