Things to learn from punk rock: 1. The world is your canvas. 2. Don’t trust anyone else. 3. If you believe in yourself, do it yourself. 4. Anarchy rules! 5. Never contradict yourself, and if someone else contradicts themselves, shout about it! 6. Safety pins will hold your shoes together. 7. As soon as you …
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Strange Fun
For a fun bit of strangeness, try referring to yourself in the third person for a whole day. Let’s say your name is Justine. Whenever you can, even and especially when speaking with other people, make reference to yourself like so: “Justine is hungry, she needs breakfast. And no, Justine doesn’t need coffee to wake …
Tradition Sans Smog
Salty Stew, the Rocky Mountain groundhog, tried to account for smog in his prediction, but it didn’t work. The sun cut right through the smog. Without any clouds for a thousand miles, Salty Stew’s shadow was all too prominent. If you’re wondering how this superstitious tradition works, it goes as follows: the sign of the …
Recently Read: The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
Drawing power: Does the story pull you in and make you feel as if you’re part of the world? I was drawn to this book by the premise given in the blurb (book description/summary). The basic plot is a Romeo and Juliet kind of situation where the boy is one Hoodie Rosen, an orthodox Jew, …
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Dear Librarian
Dear Librarian, Recently I’ve noticed a great deal more books in the library about people like me. Clearly I can attribute the new abundance of books to you and your attention to the plight of souls like mine. We are sidelined. Pushed to the darker corners because we’re a little different, but only in some …
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