John on how Julie Strauss-Gabel immensely improved Paper Towns. [x]
The history of the post office box is completely fascinating to me. And totally metaphorically resonant! But…yeah.
No joke, because Julie Strauss-Gabel does such magnificent work as an editor, my expectations are always set a little higher when I find out a book I’m reading is edited by her. See: The Disenchantments by Nina Lacour, which is a FANTASTIC BOOK.
This post is relevant to my interests in EVERY WAY.
On the matter of today’s latest YA BS media-bait kerfuffle
In case you didn’t already know, Julie is wise.
I haven’t seen what this is from, but I can tell you I am the same in the way I feel inside- both in the free self-expression, and the confused, regretful judgement of being too self-conscious.
You know what I need to use as a reaction image more often? This thing.
I… just…
Look at it. If I had to pick a reaction to this reaction image, it wold be
because
I have no idea what I was trying to accomplish with this picture or where it’s from, but I support you.
I do this ALL THE TIME.
Yes, I am in the banana fandom; the banana fana fo fana fe fi fo fanna fandom.
Peanut butter or jelly? Why choose, if you can have both!
Pencils, watercolours and gouache.
