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"Let me tell you a wondrous story. For once, let me be the shining one. It is springtime. Birds are noisiest now. I can almost see the shape of the sky." ✉ ❤ ✈ Home of the Blundereier. Official Fanpage for Because You'll Never Meet Me and Nowhere Near You by Leah Thomas, as well as general Leah Thomas appreciation. | Mobile header and icon by probablyalizard | EGG WEEK 2022 | November 22nd-29th | Tag works #eggweek2022

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Hey! Does the egg carton have a discord server for fans of Leah Thomas?

it does indeed (although it’s quite inactive these days)! if you dm me at @anhedoniacity i will gladly send you the link :) —mod el

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hi ^___^ i just recently discovered there was a fandom for bynmm!

regarding egg week, do you have a plan for when it'll happen next year?

also, have you ever considered doing a month instead of a year (eg. faulotober or something like that) ?

thank youuu :)

welcome to the egg carton! :D

in future years, egg week will likely continue to be held during the last week of november, leading up to our beloved ms. thomas’s birthday on the 29th. leah’s birthday is the original reason we picked that time period back in 2017.

as for doing a whole month, i did make a prompt list for eggtober™ back in 2020 (it can be found in the #info tag), and i’d be perfectly happy to make another one this year :)

also, if you have some fan content related to bynmm or leah’s other works that you’d like me to reblog here, feel free to tag @blunderkinder and i will do so without hesitation! beyond that, if you have specific ideas for further events, shoot me a dm (preferably on my main blog @anhedoniacity but here works too) and i will do what i can to bring them to life!

-admin el

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we’ve officially reached the end of egg week! feel free to keep tagging any late posts #eggweek2022 for the next couple of days, though, and i’ll still happily reblog them :)

-el

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Day 8 — Celebration

a special social event, such as a party, held in joyous observation of an important occasion

We’ve reached the final day of Egg Week! Today’s prompt isn’t strictly related to the content of BYNMM, but it describes Egg Week itself. I hope you’ve enjoyed celebrating our beloved book and our beloved Leah this week! Bonus points if you head over to her blog @cuttoothom and wish her a happy birthday!!

Question: What part of BYNMM do you think is most worth celebrating?

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my molly favoritism is showing

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Day 7 — Animal Companion

an animal that you have at home for pleasure, rather than one that is kept for work or food; a pet

Today’s prompt is pretty self-explanatory! Several different animals show up throughout BYNMM and NNY, and they are frequently both important to the story and also just adorable. Ollie’s beloved cat Dorian Gray comes to mind, as does the Arana household menagerie.

Question: Make something that depicts a character and a furry (or scaly?) friend!

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[hops on box] hello everyone im back on my “molly and carmella are pen pals” crossover bullshit!

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suuuuper sketchy piece for day 5! the blunderkids, and a few of the people who love them

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Day 6 — Correspondence

communication by exchanging letters with someone; letters sent or received, OR a close similarity, connection, or equivalence

This is a pretty obvious prompt for an epistolary novel, ha! However, in addition to the meaning that pertains to letters, “correspondence” can also be found in character foils and themes. Molly and Moritz are one example. Bridget and Arthur are another. Heck, even the Michigan woods and Kreiszig share a certain description of loneliness. So feel free to take this prompt at face value, or alternatively:

Question: Pick two characters, settings, etc. that correspond to each other, and compare them or analyze the thematic relationship between them.

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Day 5 — Chosen Family

a non-biologically related group of people established to provide ongoing social support; the group of people in an individual's life that satisfies the typical role of family as a support system

We’re more than halfway through this year’s Egg Week! Today’s prompt is incredibly important in multiple ways. Families of choice play a huge role in most if not all of Leah’s works.

Sometimes a family is a bunch of genetically damaged kids scattered across the earth. Sometimes a family is three siblings, their mother, and the morally-ambiguous alien that stands in for their dad.

Sometimes a family is a bunch of teenagers on Tumblr who are drawn to each other due to their mutual affection for a book, and spend an entire summer voice chatting into the early hours of the morning on discord. Thank you, Leah, for bringing us together.

Question: Give us an analysis or appreciation of one of the family-like relationships in the BYNMM universe.

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ollie paulot the type of guy to get way too attached to his health ed egg tbh

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Day 4 — Egg (Free Day!)

an egg?

Egg!? (Oops, late post today, sorry!) Egg! (Today is the free day, so post whatever you’d like!)

Question: Egg? (Do you have any WIPs you’ve been procrastinating on? If so, take this chance to finish them!)

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does it haunt you? that we could have been friends from the start?

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Day 3 — Loss

the state or feeling of grief when deprived of someone or something of value

I can’t say much about today’s prompt without risking spoilers, but loss, and how people cope with it, are certainly major themes in Leah’s works. She expertly portrays the loss of relationships, of objects, and, frequently, of childhood innocence.

Don’t forget to tag for potential spoilers on anything you post for today!

Question: If you could undo one major loss that occurs in BYNMM or NNY, what would you choose and why? Better yet, explore what sort of divergence from canon may have occurred if the loss in question never happened.

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the ultimate blunderkinder Road Trip Seating Chart! more under the cut

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Day 2 — Road Trip

a journey made by car, bus, etc.

Today we have a more lighthearted prompt! Driving around the U.S. plays a large part in Nowhere Near You, and also seemingly might in the unreleased third book, If We Part. The cast of characters Ollie meets while on the road with Dr. Auburn-Stache leave a lasting impression on him and on us; the tragedies he faces after leaving his cabin in the woods may have made us cry, but the mental image of him wearing his rubber gimp suit will never not be morbidly amusing. In Nowhere Near You, Leah captures the true spirit of the American road trip novel.

Question: Pick two or three characters from the BYNMM universe. What would it be like to go on a road trip with them? Draw it or write about it!

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someone play “is he gay or european” he’s both. the struggle is real. for klaus at least don’t worry, the boys will be friends eventually! klaus just needs a minute to get over himself. my deepest apologies to admin el who created the most thought-provoking prompt for day 1 only for my brain to choose the Funny Route. anyway i need you all to know that moritz’s shirt is highlighter pink silk 

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[I.D.: a simple drawing of two characters from bynmm/nny, moritz and klaus. moritz is posed as though he is reclining against a wall in an effort to look cool. he is wearing a 1980s-style embroidered silk shirt, which is an aforementioned shade of highlighter pink. he is also wearing a pair of purple pants that seem to be made from iridescent fabric, black shoes, and his signature black goggles. next to him is klaus, who is depicted only from the shoulders up in a black sweatshirt. klaus is squinting intensely at moritz, while moritz faces him with a look of mild confusion and has a small red question mark next to his head. the drawing is signed DAY 1: Struggle 11/20/2022 corone. End I.D.]