Laurie Halse Anderson

Laurie Halse Anderson is one of the most prominent writers of young adult literature today. Anderson has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award, she received a medal from the American Library Association for her “significant and lasting contributions to young adult literature,” and her novel Speak is one of most important YA novels published in the past two decades.

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Photos by Jon Bolstad & wittgenstein-initiative.com

Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s rebuilt Cabin 30 steep meters above Lake Eidsvatnet in Skjolden, Norway. For 60 years, there was only the empty foundation of Wittgenstein’s house on a steep mountain side, called “Austria” (Østerrike) by the locals. In 1919 Wittgenstein gave the house as a gift to a friend in Skjolden, but continued to live there himself when visiting Norway.

Fortunately, after the demolition, care was taken of all the timber, roof tiles and windows, and now the solid, small house has finally been restored and opened. Perhaps it can be a place of work for thinkers and artists for part of the year as Wittgenstein himself did — “I can’t imagine that I could have worked anywhere as I do here. It’s the quiet and, perhaps, the wonderful landscapes; I mean, its quiet seriousness.”

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OMG

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Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Revolution? How did this happen?

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The Fire. a tarot spread for beltane.

1. The Shadow.

An ever present darkness looms over your shoulder. What is hiding within your shadow? What challenge do you need to face?

2. The Fire.

The Beltane fire glows brightly. What does it want you to see? What is the source of your strength?

3. The Path.

You can endure the darkness and overcome your fear. What do you need to remember as you move forward? Where should you focus your energy?

[bookriot]

“Children do not experience the world the way adults do. Being a child (or a teenager) doesn’t feel the same as being an adult. So why should books that change us so profoundly as children and teens have to do so again when we are adults? I often find myself thinking about the fact that no one really knows what it feels like to be a baby. We all experience it, but we don’t remember it, and so the experience becomes a secret kept by infants, one that we all eventually grow out of. There’s something magical and miraculous about that. I think it’s the same with beloved childhood books that lose their magic as we age.”

— from In Praise Of Childhood Favorites That Lose Their Magic

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yooo Kate here

Here’s Emily’s Emerald City Comic Con schedule for those attending! She’s upstairs making coffee so I’m making a tumblr post for her. Say hullo if you’re there! Seattle’s great! 

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by pascal campion

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Close up detail from “Dreamsign ” . #owl #surreal #magical #enchantment #beautiful #beauty #night #dream #dreaming #art #key

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We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel—or have done and thought and felt; or might do and think and feel—is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.

Ursula K. Le Guin, from The Language of the Night (1979)

One hundred million times this

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LABRATHOR

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“Worthy.”

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#pretty sure all dogs are worthy enough to carry the hammer#can you imagine thor going to a dog park and playing fetch with the hammer#’go mighty canine friend fetch me my hammer if thou art worthy!’#’who’s the worthiest? you aaarrree’ (via winchesterlicious)

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In which I express some rage about the patriarchy. Thanks, Buzzfeed!

[bostonpoetryslam]

Write as well as you can, with as much heart as you can, whenever you can. Make sure there are people in your life who will have faith in your promise when you can’t. Get your writing in the world, ideally for the money you deserve because writing is work that deserves compensation. But do not worry about being closer to 50 or 65 or 83. Artistic success, in all its forms, is not merely the purview of the young. You are not a late bloomer. You are already blooming.

Roxane Gay, for her advice column Ask Roxane (New York Times, 2017)

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take care of yourself today and every day :)

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Beautiful view from Viba’s Suana in Mārupe, Latvia