I just came across this moving blog post on BookTrust's website about the power of words - both reading and writing - to help us work through the most difficult times in our lives, and thought it might resonate with some of my flist as well.

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The poor old Resident Geek has just spent his evening in Paediatric A&E with First Small Person, who for reasons known only to himself decided that just-before-bedtime while watching his wind-down episode of Ivor the Engine would be a good time to insert a small piece of rubber up his left nostril.

Tweezers and a sort of reverse-kiss-of-life blowing ( Read more... )