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Hedda Gabler

Bev vincent — just curious— have you been working with Newton’s frame of reference? 

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HollyGolightly

Hedda Gabler said:

HollyGolightly said:

@Hedda Gabler - They are all fantastic - Forever was the handbook to first love for me and my posse in high school. Are You There God (definitely not religious ) is probably a good one to start with. Summer Sisters & Lovey were adult women's literature - enjoyed them both. You really can't pick a bad one. So much is geared toward elementary/middle school ages. I really loved It's Not the End of the World.  Reading 70s books makes me really miss those times. Paul Zindel, Norma Klein, Go Ask Alice.  I still have my copy of Me & Fat Glenda.  We are book nerds.

I just finished Freckle Juice (very cute) and Are You There God…. Which IS religious girl! 

But in a very charming way.  The whole book she talks to God, her year long project is about religion and there is conflict about Christianity and Judaism in her family.  🤣.  

it was more than that though— the point was more the insecurities of being 12.  What a landmine we all walked through.  that hellish landscape of trying to feel normal, fit in. 

Now reading Tales of a 4th grade nothing.

Excellent!! I guess it was a little about religion, but not in a converting you sort of way. For me, reading it at 8 or 9 years old, it felt like she talked to God they way I talked to my imaginary friend (or my inner self). 4th Grade Nothing is great - and you'll meet Sheila who get her own book in Otherwise Known as Sheila the great. Of all the Blume girls, I think I was a Sheila.  Tiger Eyes is one I remember being heartbreaking.  I could talk Judy Blume books with you all day long. 

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HollyGolightly said:

Hedda Gabler said:

HollyGolightly said:

@Hedda Gabler - They are all fantastic - Forever was the handbook to first love for me and my posse in high school. Are You There God (definitely not religious ) is probably a good one to start with. Summer Sisters & Lovey were adult women's literature - enjoyed them both. You really can't pick a bad one. So much is geared toward elementary/middle school ages. I really loved It's Not the End of the World.  Reading 70s books makes me really miss those times. Paul Zindel, Norma Klein, Go Ask Alice.  I still have my copy of Me & Fat Glenda.  We are book nerds.

I just finished Freckle Juice (very cute) and Are You There God…. Which IS religious girl! 

But in a very charming way.  The whole book she talks to God, her year long project is about religion and there is conflict about Christianity and Judaism in her family.  🤣.  

it was more than that though— the point was more the insecurities of being 12.  What a landmine we all walked through.  that hellish landscape of trying to feel normal, fit in. 

Now reading Tales of a 4th grade nothing.

Excellent!! I guess it was a little about religion, but not in a converting you sort of way. For me, reading it at 8 or 9 years old, it felt like she talked to God they way I talked to my imaginary friend (or my inner self). 4th Grade Nothing is great - and you'll meet Sheila who get her own book in Otherwise Known as Sheila the great. Of all the Blume girls, I think I was a Sheila.  Tiger Eyes is one I remember being heartbreaking.  I could talk Judy Blume books with you all day long. 

No, not converting at all. Just a kid wanting help and answers and guidance.  Very nice little story. And judy’s writing just simple. Just goes to show you can  tell a worthwhile story without heavy handed vocabulary. 

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FlakeNoir

not_nadine said:

The Holiday 
Love Actually 
😁😍

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FlakeNoir

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But maple syrup is delicious! And New York is too loud.
Oh you people just don't understand love at all! 😄

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Hedda Gabler

So pretty

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FlakeNoir said:

GNTLGNT said:

But maple syrup is delicious! And New York is too loud.
Oh you people just don't understand love at all! 😄

...and thus begins another Hallmark movie.....

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FlakeNoir

I've just found an inappropriate emoji click that I left on someone's post! Please... if any of you think... huh? What(?!) on any of my reactions... I often drift off late at night on the couch, phone in hand...and snap awake to see I've typed random characters, or changed emojis.🙄

Basically, just ignore me and carry on.

BevVincent

Hedda Gabler said:

Bev vincent — just curious— have you been working with Newton’s frame of reference? 

In what context?

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FlakeNoir said:

I've just found an inappropriate emoji click that I left on someone's post! Please... if any of you think... huh? What(?!) on any of my reactions... I often drift off late at night on the couch, phone in hand...and snap awake to see I've typed random characters, or changed emojis.🙄

Basically, just ignore me and carry on.

Hedda Gabler

BevVincent said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Bev vincent — just curious— have you been working with Newton’s frame of reference? 

In what context?

I have no idea why I asked this. I know it probably had something to do with a story link you posted on twitter. I’ll have to go back in time and see if i can grab that memory before it’s gone. Well, more gone. 

Having said that, today you posted a link to how reading habits changed.  I think the article said more people spent more time reading. Boy oh boy, not me. I couldn’t even read the article — i skimmed it just enough to get everything it said more than likely wrong. I wish i could focu….hey!  I found my fingernail file!

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie …..

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Hedda Gabler

I watched 24 Masterclass videos in 2021. 

Futura — Spray Painting & Abstract Art
David Sedaris — Storytelling and Humor
Levar Burton — The Power of Storytelling
Ron Howard  — Directing
Ringo Starr — Drumming & Creative Collaboration
Metallica — Being a Band
Cornel West — Philosophy
Judy Blume — Writing
David Lynch — Creativity and Film
Billy Collins — Reading and Writing Poetry
N.K. Jemisin —Fantasy and Science Fiction Writing
Aaron Sorkin — Screenwriting
David  Mamet — Dramatic Writing 
Amy Tan — Fiction, Memory, and Imagination
Salman Rushdie — Storytelling and Writing
Walter Mosley — Fiction and Storytelling
Joyce Carol Oates — The Art of the Short Story
David Baldacci — Mystery and Thriller Writing
Neil Gaiman — The Art of Storytelling
Dan Brown — Writing Thrillers
Margaret Atwood — Creative Writing
R.L. Stine — Writing for Young Audiences
Malcolm Gladwell — Writing
James Patterson — Writing 


Spike was first class in 2022. 

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