Nostalgia: Seven Days to a Brand New Me
Like, what would the nearest thing to a Greek god see in me: plain, self-conscious, ordinary, bland Maddy Kemper? He was Fettucine Alfredo and I was macaroni and cheese. He...
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Nostalgia: If This Is Love, I’ll Take Spaghetti
I've always considered myself a very level-headed sort of person. While my friends struggle through adolescence alternating between moods of rapture and despair, I sail along...
Nostalgia: Sharing Sam
"You know, just because she's sick, hon, it doesn't mean you have to put your life on hold. Just because something bad's happened to Izzy doesn't mean you can't have good...
Book Review: The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Did u hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete Proving nature’s laws wrong it learned 2 walk without having feet Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams it...
Nostalgia: Sweet Valley Twins and Friends: The Magic Christmas
I am reading two very serious books (serious in different ways--one is an autobiography, another is just kind of hard to read), so to give myself a break on Christmas Eve, I...
Diversity Roll Call: The Problem Novel
The current Diversity Roll Call addresses the problem novel as inspired by a Justine Larbalestier post. More specifically: Did you read these kinds of works when you were an...
Nostalgia: Girl Friends #1: Draw the Line
"You know, if you had told me two weeks ago that I'd be involved in a rally and have a whole new group of girl friends, I never would have believed it...I don't know whether...