The October Malaise.

You gotta watch Sneakers

Art Nouveau is when stuff looks like it was made by Elves. Art Deco is when stuff looks like it was made by Dwarves.

I'm not doing the 20 books thing, but The Phantom Tollbooth was one of the first books that I felt was basically written *for* me. I'm SUCH a nerd! :)

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 #BookChallenge #BookSky Day 16 - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

I certainly found this account at the right time of year!

I refuse the language of places being 'ghost-troubled', 'ghost-plagued'. I will accept the phrase 'ghost-shadowed', but I much prefer to thing of them as ghost-rich, ghost-soaked. For much of this' trouble' is not caused by shades, but our reactions to them. – #CJosiffe#Ghosts

My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books.

knife: my job is to cut spoon: my job is to scoop potato masher: my job is to prevent you from opening the drawer

Inspiring me to finally write my high-octane novella about trying to put my hair in a ponytail while highway driving with the windows down.