May 2012
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Kyle Cassidy's War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the... →
kylecassidy:
Happy Memorial Day. My book, War Paint: Tattoo Culture and the Armed Forces is out today. You can buy it from Amazonor look for it in your local bookstore.
A few years back I found myself looking at one of those ribbons on the back of a car that said “support our troops” and wondered what I…
Been looking forward to this book for quite some time.
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There are always odds against us. It’s not about defying them or raging at...
– PJ Schnyder
Neil Gaiman: For Novice Writers: the quick test... →
neil-gaiman:
I read a sad case today of a young writer who had had her story rewritten into illiteracy by a so-called publisher, who then abused her in email when she wrote to complain. She wsn’t getting paid for her story — instead she was actually buying copies of the anthology to show people that she had…
Simple, basic concept.
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Kindness- by Naomi Shihab Nye →
jrblackwell:
Before you know what kindness is You must lose things, Feel the future dissolve in a moment Like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, What you counted and carefully saved, All this must go so you know How desolate the landscape can be Between the regions of kindness. How…
Facing an abyss and not knowing…
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