#scott 1970

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Dear Diary,

If I want to go to university, I’ll have to start working extra hard. My bus ride to school is so long that I miss half my first and last class, all my books are second hand, and chores on the commune take up most of my time in the evening. But mama has been trying so hard to fill my brain with anti-government, anti-school system rhetoric that I have to get good grades - that’ll show her. 

And so far it’s working! I excelled in the school’s science fair and I aced my most recent exams. My grades have improved...I just hope it’s enough to impress Britechester University. I want to pursue a distinguished degree in history...

I didn’t want to apply with the stupid name mama gave me, so I went down to the courthouse yesterday and got it changed officially. 

Dierdre Lobo

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The time has come for a pivotal decision … which of the Scott children will carry on the legacy?

Will it be Jupiter, who loves nature as much as his mother and plans to travel and see more of it? (Traits: Loves the Outdoors, Bro, Child of the Ocean)

Will it be D, who’s gotten tired of the hippie lifestyle and longs for a more conventional life and a career in politics? (Traits: Loner, High Maintenance)

Will it be Thistle, who loves her strange life in the woods but hopes to make a change in the world through journalism? (Traits: Erratic, Good)

Or will it be Sparrow, the baby of the family who still has a world of options in front of him? (Traits: Loner)

The choice is yours: VOTE HERE

Voting will close in two days, August 27th at 8 am.

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Granite Falls Commune Family Portrait

From left to right: Jupiter Lobo, Sparrow Lobo, Thistle Lobo, Alice Kim, Flora Lobo, Grace Anansi, and D Lobo

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Mr. Reuben Lobo and Mrs. Jesminder Lobo

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I was so scared when I went into labour - but Dino stayed with me the whole time, and held my hand, and it was over faster than I thought it would be. Our boy was born right on the floor of Dino’s van. He’s the sweetest little thing I’ve ever seen - we’ve named him Jupiter!

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Dear Diary,

With only a few days left before graduation, I decided to try and tell Octavia how I felt about her. It went badly...

But she was very nice about it. She still wanted to be friends after we graduate, even though we’re going to different schools. And I feel better now that I’ve told her. Now that I know she doesn’t feel the same way, I can spend more time studying and less time daydreaming.

Dierdre

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Dear Diary,

Mama always said that public school was an awful place, where the big kids pick on the little ones and they make you write essays about why you love the government. So I was sorta scared for my first day...

But it turned out the school is actually really fun. Growing up out in the woods I only ever played with my siblings, but here there are kids my age to talk with. And they know so much more about the world than I do! They buy clothes at the mall, and watch shows that mom says are ‘too violent’, and some of the older guys even have cars. 

And they’re just as interested in me as I am in them! They knew there was a ‘crazy hippie family’ living out in the woods but they’ve never gotten too close. They wanted to hear about everything - the cabins, the farm, and everyone living there. They were really excited when I told them that mama grows pot in the garden! 

Jupiter

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I knew she was getting older, but...somehow mom never seemed like someone who could die. 

I’d just returned to the forest with Jupiter when I got the news. I traveled back to San Myshuno for the funeral. Jupe is staying with Grace and Alice - he’s too little to understand what’s going on. 

It’s hardest on Cosme, I think, because he looked after her when the rest of us had moved out. And he’s the most like her out of all of us - brash and confrontational, but really a good person deep down.