I love English. It's a fascinating mutant stew, constantly incorporating and breeding new words to keep healthy, and I figured I would never have to advocate against any of them.

But "bullying" has gotten ridiculous.


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1. Give Us Money: "The Dried Tomato"
   
   A new story from the Barnes & Noble Teen Writing Workshop is up on our online literary journal, Give Us Money. If you are interested in seeing your own work in the journal, come to the next B&N Workshop on July 29th at 5pm, in Brooklyn, NY (run by Sarah MacLean) or Glendale, CA (run by me).


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Since it started... I don't know when... in 2004?... I've had this blog be about two things:

1. self-promotion
2. funny stories from my life

But for the last six months, I've been building up to a switch. I have to start writing about mental health.


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