Offended

by | Aug 9, 2007 | Need to Read

I just read a young adult book that offended me. I’m not easily offended at all and while there are plenty of books out there I don’t like because of the topic or the graphic detail, I generally don’t pass judgment on them based on an author’s...

Thusday Humor – Moonlighting

by | Aug 9, 2007 | Daily Writings

Pre-haircut – Mr. Fatboy with the Fatman Well, it turns out that if this writing thing doesn’t work for me, I can get a job as a cat hair stylist. As long as you don’t mind if your cat looks like it’s been attacked by a drunk sheep shearer. I...

More About Red Hair

by | Aug 8, 2007 | Daily Writings

So, this morning, I came across this article about red heads being discriminated against in England, just because they have red hair. To be honest, even though I lived there, I never knew that. For years I was a red head by choice, although, my coloring left most...

Teen Topic Tuesday – Harassment

by | Aug 7, 2007 | Daily Writings

Yesterday, I read this post on another writer’s live journal. It got me thinking about teens and how they are often targeted for harassment in public places. If too many of them are hanging out together, people start giving them dirty looks. If they shop as a...