I may regret sharing this, but I have a very personal story I would like to tell. I hope it doesn't get too long... Anyway...
I was 20 years old when I was sent to erase a man from existence and became haunted by him.
I do equity & bias reviews for kids books & mostly I get hired to read for race & gender issues. But there is one area of representation that I flag in almost every book I review.
We need more fat people in kids books.
CW: fatphobia & body shaming
The persistent meowing of a black cat named Piran led search crews to find his 83-year-old owner after she fell down a 70-foot ravine in England.
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I don’t even know where to begin with what we need to learn from this situation with Josh Duggar. If you haven’t paid attention to updates, you should, because it is a glaring example of the problems we have in our legal system, and especially in conservative culture.
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I had to google what time it is to see if my time changed automatically or not. I do this every time. Remember when there was a number you could call for the time and the temperature?
I wonder if the brown-eyed girl *does* remember when she and Van M used to sing 'Sha la la la la la la la la la la di da.'
And I wonder if she's like, 'Man, that was a pretty weird time in my life.'
Covid tests are not so bad. Being sick sucks. Rapid test is negative, quarantined until results of the more accurate longer test. Thankful for a supportive partner from a safe distance. Thank you @MesonicCashew
Hi, it's me, your neighborhood reasonable adult. I heard Dr. Seuss books were "banned" in a Virginia school district, which surprised me! So, I did what any reasonable adult would do with internet access: I looked it up to get official details. (thread)