Category Archives: random mental floss

Thoughts on blurbs…

Lately, I’ve been joking a lot about blurbs from big names. I don’t mean the back of the book blurbs, but rather those one line compliments that publishers and authors solicit for their books from well known writers. It’s not … Continue reading

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On being weird…

This last post I want to share with you today, I wish had been something my parents said to me. Alas, I grew up in a redneck family in Texas, and so even my parents were forcing me to conform. … Continue reading

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Shaking my head…

This won’t quite qualify as a rant, and it’s going to be too short for a ramble, but I…no, just take a look at this story about a teacher who had sex with a student…while her own daughter was sleeping … Continue reading

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A YA rant…

This morning, just getting off my couch, I stumbled onto a realization about something I hate about YA writing, and by extension something I hate about real adults. It’s a fallacy that is embraced by adults who read YA, and … Continue reading

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