PRO TIP Encourage good communication with your parents early and often about their health directives and their finances. They sometimes think that by sparing us, they're helping. It's not helping. Yes, it's painful discussion. But it's so important.

I just do not need the backstory on how Willy Wonka once was in love with a baroness or something but she got run over by a circus camel and he had to spend his life making chocolate and tormenting children instead.

I am once again reminded that many readers just have absolutely no idea how little money authors make. This is why we get so furious about piracy. About royalties. About better payment practices. Most of us have full time jobs. Most of us will never make a living off writing.

Stop. Stealing. Books. Go to the library. Request our books. There. Easy. Legal. Free.

Liquor store clerk: I’m gonna need to see some age verification. Me: You remind me of the babe.

School: *calls emergency services* “Yeah, can you send some help, please? We have a moose.” Services: “Where is it located?” School: “In the building, one of the classrooms.” Services: “Where?!” School: “yeah.” Services: “We’ll send someone out ASAP.”

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Very cool! Also, man, Chaplin was AMAZING on skates.