10 days left! At the moment I'm about 3,000 words behind schedule and thus will have around 4,600 to write tomorrow if I want to catch up. The funny thing is, is that when I write, I average about the 1,666 words a day, but I just haven't recovered from missing a few days in … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Week 3 – Yes, I might be crazy
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Book Review: Every Day by David Levithan
Today's post is a brief one. I had to catch up a bit on my NaNoWriMo-ing from Friday yesterday (putting down around 3, 000 words. Phew!) and have another 1,666 to get through today. I'm having a good time, but can't but think that it might have been easier if I had some sort of … Continue reading Book Review: Every Day by David Levithan
Kids these days…
It's an old trope, a cliche, that an older generation shakes their collective head and sighs, "Kids these days . . .". It's hard not to think that the generation following you is somehow more shallow, more messed-up, more irresponsible, etc, than you ever were. But sometimes, those who come after us can be incredibly … Continue reading Kids these days…
Banned Books Week, a coda: Selection as censorship?
Banned Books Week officially ends today but I'm still thinking about it and I'm leaving my display up probably for the whole month. Why? Because a week isn't long enough to process all of these thoughts and issues for me. And because I'm lazy. Putting up a display takes some doing, and since I've started … Continue reading Banned Books Week, a coda: Selection as censorship?
Banned Books Week!
Yay! I love Banned Books Week! It's so fun to remember when books got put on trial in the U.S. Court System for being obscene (I'm looking at you, Ulysses, you dirty book), to think about why people want to get books "banned" or taken out of school or public libraries, and to think about … Continue reading Banned Books Week!
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