Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Things I’ve Learned from Another WWBC Blogger

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A photo of a white neon sign that says “think about things differently.” The word differently is spelled backwards. This sign has been placed against a black background so it really stands out!Here are my answers for this week’s prompt.

George taught me that food can be a sensitive topic for some people. I appreciate his candor about his eating disorder and am proud of how far he’s come so far. (I hope I’m not embarrassing him by bringing this up as it’s truly not my intention. He is a gem.).

On a lighter note, Michael introduced me to Festivus Geekiatum, a holiday he invented to help deal with the doldrums of winter at the end of February when it feels like spring may never arrive. What a fantastic holiday to look forward to at that time of year!

I celebrated it last year and intend to again this year. If anyone else wants to join in, I’ll happily promote your post on my blog, too.  Just leave a comment with a link to your post or let me know through some other way if we’re friends elsewhere on line.

Thank you both for widening my perspective of our world. I appreciate it.

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Top Ten Tuesday: Covers with Fog on the Cover


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Photo of a pine forest that is covered in fog. The forest is covering a large hill - or possibly a small mountain - so the trees further away from the fog are much clearer than the ones in the thick of it. This looks to be a hazy and overcast day even before the fog rolled in. Here’s a fun fact about me: I love foggy days so long as I don’t have to travel anywhere during them. (Driving in fog is too dangerous for me to ever look forward to it!)

There’s something poetic about seeing how this sort of weather blurs the edges of the buildings, trees, and other places I know so well when I can view it from the safety and comfort of home, though.

Here are ten books with foggy, misty, or otherwise hazy covers.

 

Book cover for The Mist by Stephen King. Image on cover shows the title spelled out in a thick white mist above a drawing of four people wearing protective gear walking through thick fog as they shine their lights to dimly illuminate the path before them. Above them there is a superimposed image of a white man covering his face with his hands and peeking out between his fingers in fear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The Mist by Stephen King

 

Book cover for House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III. Image on cover is a black and white sketch of an old farmhouse at dusk. Fog is enveloping the land and blurring the house as well as the dry grasses growing tall beside it. This appears to be set in late autumn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III

 

Book cover for The Prince of Mist (Niebla, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Image on cover shows mist that has formed into the rough shape of a person. It is thick, white, and a little frightening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. The Prince of Mist (Niebla, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

 

Book cover for Fog Magic by Julia L. Sauer. Image on cover is a black and white sketch of a young girl standing outdoors on a very foggy day as she looks toward the small house her family has in the middle of a pine forest. She has long blond hair that is loosely braided, is wearing a flannel shirt, and is cuddling a baby raccoon strangely enough. She has a pensive expression on her face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Fog Magic by Julia L. Sauer

 

Book cover for The Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury. Image on cover shows an impressionist style painting of a lighthouse surrounded by very thick layers of fog. You can’t see the ocean or anything other than fog everywhere, a dim outline of the lighthouse, and a weak beam of light shining from the top of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. The Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury

 

Book cover for Mean Streak by Sandra Brown. Image on cover shows a photo of someone wearing a long black winter jacket and walking outside in the snow on a foggy day. Superimposed on this image is the side view of a white woman’s face as she stares off thoughtfully into the distance, although we cannot see what she sees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Mean Streak by Sandra Brown

 

Book cover for The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill. Image on cover shows a painting of several people walking down a town street on a very foggy day. You can’t see any identifying features for anyone, just their long, dark coats and the outlines of their heads. You can also see a horse pulling a carriage down the street but they, too, are distorted and blurred out by the thick and unyielding fog that makes everything look grey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill

 

Book cover for Fog Island by Tomi Ungerer. Image on cover is a drawing of two children rowing in a boat next to a barren, tall rock island. It’s a very foggy day, so the sky is dark grey and everything in this scene is muted by how much fog is everywhere. You can only see basic outlines of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Fog Island by Tomi Ungerer

 

Book cover for The Fog by Kyo Maclear. Image the cover of this picture book is a drawing of a little Asian kid who is wearing a red rain jacket and peering at a yellow bird through binoculars outside on a foggy day. Adorably enough, the bird also has a pair of binoculars and is peering right back at her!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. The Fog by Kyo Maclear

 

Book cover for Sleepwalker in a Fog by Tatyana Tolstaya. Image on cover is a blurry photo of someone standing outside in a forest. It looks like they are surrounded by a layer of thick fog, although it could have also been created by overexposing the film. You can just barely make out the forest behind the person and the person themself who appears to be wearing a thick sweater and jeans as they wander around aimlessly and slightly hunched over.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Sleepwalker in a Fog by Tatyana Tolstaya

 

 

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A Review of Old Forests and Older Things Within

Book cover for Old Forests and Older Things Within by Rudolph Kohn. Image on cover is a photo taken of a mountain range on a very foggy day. It’s so foggy, in fact, that this looks like a black and white photo! You can see pine forests growing on the smaller mountains (or maybe large hills) in the foreground, but the fog grows thicker as you look up. It’s an overcast day and only thin ribbons of sunlight make it through the clouds overhead. Title: Old Forests and Older Things Within

Author: Rudolph Kohn

Publisher: Self-Published

Publication Date: August 9, 2024

Genres: Science Fiction, Paranormal, Contemporary

Length: 25 pages

Source: I received a free copy from the author.

Rating: 4 stars

Blurb:

Victor Martinez-Silva thought he was going to enjoy a leisurely vacation in Peru with his wife.

As they were hiking up to the ruins of Choquequirao, something happened to his wife, Amy–something Victor couldn’t explain, much less stop.

However, a stranger found them in the nick of time, and he seemed to know exactly what to do.

Enjoy this short story introducing Lawrence G. Samson, hunter of otherworldly monstrosities hiding on our planet, waiting for the opportunity to wreak havoc on humanity!

Content Warning: parasitic infection

Review:

Hikes are supposed to be relaxing, right?

Nature can be a little intimidating at times for some of us, so I appreciated the fact that Mr. Kohn leaned into this fear in order to set the scene. There’s nothing like a character being many miles away from help in an emergency to highlight just how quickly things can go wrong and how much courage it takes to race to safety when the unthinkable happens. If any outdoors readers check this tale out, I’d love to read your takes on the themes here as I’m sure they can be a read differently by experienced hikers and campers.

I would have liked to see a little more time showing the characters’ personalities. Obviously, the fast pacing and short length can’t leave a lot of room for exposition, but I’d struggle to describe the characters if someone asked me what it would be like to meet them other than to say that Lawrence didn’t always give the clearest instructions and Victor didn’t always comprehend what he was asked to do because of how panicked he was about his wife’s condition. This could have easily been expanded upon in a few more paragraphs, and I would have happily gone with a five-star rating if the author had made that choice. Everything else about it was well written.

One of my challenges as a book blogger involves figuring out how to talk about twist endings without giving them away in my reviews. The twist is this tale was something I suspected might be coming, but I’m not the sort of reader who has to be surprised in order to enjoy something. It was still fun to see how it played out once Victor had more information about what was happening. I suspect that he would have figured it out sooner under calmer circumstances as my first impression of him was of someone who is generally capable and smart.

Old Forests and Older Things Within was an atmospheric autumn read.

 

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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Superstitions I Secretly Believe In

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Photo of two teardrop shaped mirrors in wooden frames that have been hung on a black wall. Reflected in the mirror you can see the white covers and white pillows on a bed that’s been made but is still a little rumpled. (I received my annual covid and flu vaccines yesterday, so I may be a little late responding to other people’s posts depending on how I’m feeling today.)

I am not a very superstitious person, but these are the superstitions I do follow. Yes, I know most of them are nonsensical, but somehow they still feel important to me.

Crossing fingers for good luck.

When someone I care about is waiting to hear if they’re being offered a job, or what their test results are from the doctor’s office, or any other number of things that could change their lives for the better or worse but that I have no way to influence in a positive direction, I cross my fingers for them and hope for the best.

 

Don’t walk underneath ladders.

I mean, honestly, this is common sense. A collapsing or unsteady ladder could really hurt you or someone nearby.

 

Saying gesundheit or bless you after someone sneezes.

Can I assume that the majority of you know about gesundheit? It’s the German word for health and a pretty common blessing after a sneeze here in North America. I cannot hear someone sneeze without saying either that word or bless you even though logically I know they’re not actually a cure for anyone. It simply feels wrong to ignore sneezes or not wish other people good health.

 

Four leaf clovers bring good luck.

I have never found one, but I have searched for them now and again since childhood. Maybe someday I’ll find one and reap the good luck of not plucking it as I’d rather let it grow in peace!

 

Knocking on wood for good luck and/or to avoid tempting fate.

I didn’t know about the history of this practice. It’s simply something I saw happening occasionally when I was growing up that was presented as a good idea.

 

Don’t place mirrors so that they face each other in a room

My spouse taught me this one. It’s apparently bad luck, and I’ve seen too many spooky tv shows about spirits coming out of mirrors to test fate on this one even though I logically know that nothing would happen.

 

Don’t kiss babies

This is a superstition in a few different cultures. In the southern United States, they would warn not to do it because it will make babies drool, but this is also good medical advice in general. Babies, especially very young ones, have underdeveloped immune systems. What presents as a cold in healthy adults or older children could make a newborn dangerously ill if, for example, you happen to be infected with a cold sore, RSV, or the flu but don’t yet know it.

I did not realize kissing babies was so dangerous when I was younger, but I would not do it now! My apologies to the little ones I kissed before I knew better, but so far as I know I didn’t get any of them sick.

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Top Ten Tuesday: The Best Ghost Stories I’ve Read


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Photo of someone walking around outside in a field with a white sheet over their head. Two eye holes have been cut into the sheet so they can see where they’re going while they dress up as a ghost. They are holding up a lantern with an orange flame in it and looking around as if they may be missing something. Interestingly enough, some of the grasses here are taller than this person. They’re huge! They’re also dry, brown, and dead as it’s autumn in this scene. The Halloween freebie post is one of my favourite recurring Top Ten Tuesday topics because Halloween is my favourite holiday of the year and I love seeing what everyone does with this theme.

Here are the Halloween posts I’ve written for Top Ten Tuesday in previous years: Free Horror Stories, My Favourite Halloween Treats, Halloween Picture Books,  Halloween Things I’ve Never Done,  Things I Love About Halloween, and LGBTQ+ Horror Novels.

This year I’m blogging about ghost stories which is one of those genres I return to over and over again and never grow tired of reading. The best ones in my opinion are the ones that end with the spirit finding closure with their death and being able to move on from this earthly plane. With that being said, not every tale follows that pattern as not every ghost was necessarily a good person in life or is currently able to heal.

Here are some of the best ghost stories I’ve ever read and still remember the titles of.

1. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

2. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

3.The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

4. Beloved by Toni Morrison

5. The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs

6. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

7. The Shining by Stephen King

8. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

If you like this genre, too, feel free to share your favourites in your comment if you wish!

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A Review of I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls

Title: I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment WallsBook cover for I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls by Ben Farthing. Image on cover is an AI-generated image of a blue puppet peeking out at the viewer from a wooden closet. There is an ominous tone to this scene even though puppets aren’t scary to me!

Author: Ben Farthing

Publisher: Self-Published (I think?)

Publication Date: August 1, 2023

Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Contemporary

Length: 160 pages

Source: I borrowed it from the library

Rating: 3 stars

Blurb:

Johnny awakes. A puppet looms over his bed.

He recognizes the furry Grandpa was its puppeteer on the children’s television show R-City Street. But Grandpa went missing a year ago. He disappeared from this very apartment building, which was converted from the old R-City Street studio.

Desperate to see Grandpa again, Johnny follows the puppet inside the building’s walls, ever deeper into a puppet-infested labyrinth…

I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls is a horror tale from the “darkly inventive” purveyor of uncanny places and wondrous evils, Ben Farthing.

Each book in the I Found Horror series is a STANDALONE. They can be read in any order.

Content Warning: Puppets

Review:

We need more weird fiction in the world.

I’m going to be perfectly honest in this review and say that I don’t find puppets scary at all. They’re such an uncommon choice for antagonists in the horror genre – well, unless you’re counting dolls and puppets in the same category – that I was quite curious to discover how Mr. Farthing was going to make such cute and cuddly toys into something that fits into this genre. He had a few tricks up his sleeves that made them scarier than they at first appeared to be, and I thought he did a good job with his unusual subject matter. Bravo to him for taking risks and writing something off of the beaten path! (Needless to say, people who are terrified of puppets may have completely difference experiences with this story, so reader beware if that is the case for you).

Once again, there was a lot of repetition in this tale. I believe it would have worked better as a short story or novella as I simply didn’t see enough plot or character development to justify making this a full-length piece. This is something I’m saying as someone who loves short stories and novellas and think they should be much more commonly used than they currently are in modern fiction. I’d much rather read something short, sweet, and powerful than see that same concept stretched out into a longer work, and I would have given this a higher rating for its originality had it either been trimmed back or included more lore to give this world and these characters additional depth.

One of the strengths of Mr. Farthing’s writing style has to do with the motivations his characters have and how well they’re explained. Normally, I’d be suspicious of protagonists who found a giant crack in their bedroom wall and immediately decided to squeeze into it to see what was behind the wall. Wouldn’t they be worried about getting stuck back there or accidentally being exposed to toxic mold or any other number of harmful substances like most of us would be in that situation? The beauty of this story was partially related to the deep grief Johnny and Brittany were experiencing after their grandfather’s mysterious disappearance and their determination to figure out what happened to him. Grief can encourage people to make all sorts of choices they might otherwise think twice about, so diving so deeply into their family relationships made their later decision to go searching for him feel much more reasonable.

While I never share any spoilers in my reviews, I can say that the ending was fabulous and well worth the wait. If you pause in the first chapter or two and wonder if it will be worth it to keep reading, count this as a vote to push forward and see what wonders await you. As I mentioned in my review of the first book in this series, be sure to read the author’s explanation of where his ideas come from after the final scene as well.

I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls was a wild and creative ride.

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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: What I Do When I’m Bored

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A photo of an autumn forest. The trees are still holding onto about half of their orange leaves. The rest of the leaves have fallen to the forest floor and are covering it and the trail between the trees. If I’m bored but cannot leave my surroundings because I’m sitting in a waiting room or the weather outside is frightful, I’ll probably people watch, read a book, or play Royal Match (a tile matching game) on my phone.

Those are all pretty common answers I’d bet, though, so let’s talk about other possibilities. Most of them are free activities and the rest are inexpensive.

Taking Long Outdoor Walks

If weather is okay for some outdoor time, I’ll go take a walk.

Walking is free, good for you, peaceful, highly customizable, and lets me discover all sorts of new shops and other places that have recently popped up or been renovated in my area. If you ask me, this is a highly underrated form of entertainment.

Asking Lots of Questions

I’m quiet, but every so often I get the urge to be talkative and share some of the thoughts that I normally keep to myself. When I was a kid, my parents and siblings were the relatives I’d bless with questions. Now my spouse gets to hear them. (The questions are normally about topics we’ve spoken a lot about, so chess or Star Trek for example).

Gazing at the Ceiling

Ceilings are often an under-appreciated aspect of architecture in my experience. I love looking up to see what sort of light fixtures, sky lights, or decorative objects might be up there. Some of them can be rather plain, I’ll admit, but others are works of art.

Exploring Library Events

I’m lucky to live in a city with a large and active library system. There’s something going on there multiple times a week, so there is a decent chance I’ll see an event on their website that would be fun to attend either virtually or in person.

Visiting Coffee Shops

I love the ambiance of coffee shops that offer seating.  They’re such cozy and friendly places to visit as I enjoy a beverage or snack.

Enjoying the Park 

The squirrels are currently searching for food to store away from the winter, and watching them find it can be amusing. Since some people feed them, they can also be unnervingly friendly at this time of the year. Last autumn I had one follow me for several minutes until it realized I’m not the sort of human who feeds wildlife.

I like snapping photos, so going to the park is also a good chance to look for moments that I want to capture for posterity.

 

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Top Ten Tuesday: How My Reading Habits Have Changed Over Time


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A time lapse photo of a red amaryllis flower from bud to full bloom. It is show in seven different steps, from tight little bud on the left side of the image to full bloom on the right. Each intermediate plant is a little redder and prettier than the last. These days I am generally not interested in:

  • Poetry
  • Long books
  • Polemics
  • Classic or traditional-style fantasy
  • Nonfiction about disease, war, or suffering
  • Gory horror
  • Romance
  • Classic novels
  • Dark endings
  • Fairy tales

(There are occasional exceptions, of course, but these aren’t categories that immediately spark my interest in most cases).

And I have a deep interest in:

  • Short stories and novellas
  • Cozy science fiction and fantasy
  • Memoirs, biographies, or autobiographies of people who make the world a better place
  • Nonfiction about scientific advancements in any branch of science, animals, food, and plants
  • Ghost stories
  • Psychological horror (e.g. no blood or gore, just apprehension)
  • Humorous books
  • Stories about emotionally healthy platonic relationships*
  • Hopeful writing in general
  • Historical fiction about the lives of ordinary people
  • Justice being served to the antagonists

*they don’t have to be perfect by any means!  I simply prefer to read about characters who genuinely try to be good and treat each other kindly than about characters who are stuck in dysfunctional patterns of behaviour with their family and friends.

My tastes seem to shift every few years, so I’d have to make this a much longer post to document every little change I’ve experienced since childhood. Honestly, I don’t know that I’d even remember all of them anymore.

All I know is that I tend to dive deeply into a topic for a few months to a few years and then move on to other topics in most cases.

I look forward to seeing how everyone else’s tastes have evolved over time.

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A Review of Why Didn’t You Just Leave

Book cover for Why Didn’t You Just Leave edited by Julia Rios and Nadia Bulkin. Image on cover is a blurry black and white drawing of someone standing inside their home after dark. You can see oddly dim light spilling out of the window and illuminating the silhoutte of this person, but you can’t see any identifying details of them like their sex, age, race, etc. This image has a gloomy and hopeless feel to it as if the person knows they are trapped and have given up trying to escape. Title: Why Didn’t You Just Leave

Author: Julia Rios and Nadia Bulkin (Editors)

Publisher: Cursed Morsels Press

Publication Date: April 30, 2024

Genres: Horror, Paranormal, Contemporary

Length: 308 pages

Source: I borrowed it from the library.

Rating: 3 Stars

Blurb:

It’s the question asked of any story about a haunting: why didn’t you just leave? But if accounts of people who have stayed in haunted houses are any indication … it’s never that simple.

In this book, you’ll find twenty-two all-new stories about the reasons people don’t leave scary situations—parents who stay in haunted houses to protect their children, convicts who literally can’t leave their prison, retail workers who need a paycheck even if it’s from a haunted workplace, trauma survivors suffering from agoraphobia, and more.

Featuring Shauntae Ball, I.S. Belle, Die Booth, Max Booth III, Christa Carmen, Raquel Castro, Alberto Chimal, Gabe Converse, Lyndsey Croal, Victoria Dalpe, Alexis DuBon, Corey Farrenkopf, Cassandra Khaw, Joe Koch, E.M. Linden, Steve Loiaconi, R. Diego Martinez, J.A.W. McCarthy, Suzan Palumbo, Tonia Ransom, Rhiannon Rasmussen, and Eden Royce. With illustrations by Luke Spooner, Yves Tourigny, and Yornelys Zambrano.

Content Warning: Murder. Possible infanticide. Serial killer. Deaths caused by things like drowning, falls, or hypothermia. A character with a transphobic parent who misgenders him. Emotional abuse. A ghost child who died from neglect. Pregnancy. Covid. Animal deaths. Infidelity. Hoarding. I won’t discuss any of these topics other than the last one in my review.

Review:

Escape isn’t always as easy as it may seem.

The bureaucracy in ”Your Application to Vacate 372 Wicker Avenue Is Still Pending” was simultaneously amusing and scary, especially once I realized why this particular home was included as an affordable option for low-income applicants.  Writing it in epistolary form only increased the tension in the storyline as it was easy to imagine what sorts of angry and frightened letters the clerk was responding to as things went from bad to worse.

As much as I enjoyed the theme of this anthology, the stories themselves were  uneven. Some of them were excellent while others ended much too abruptly for my tastes. While I wouldn’t expect every loose end in them to be tied up, there were multiple times when I was left hanging and wondering what just happened. ”The Spirit Bed” was one example of this. It showed what happened to two sisters after one of them was attacked by an evil spirit. I was immediately drawn into the storyline but surprised by how quickly it ended and how many unanswered questions I had by the final sentence.

“AITA For Setting My Dad’s Trailer on Fire?” was a memorable way to end this book. It was written in the style of Reddit post by a character who wondered what her ethical obligation was to her parents whose house had become unliveable thanks to hoarding. (You do not have to be familiar with Reddit or the Am I the A**hole subreddit in order to understand this one, but people who do understand the social conventions on that site and that subreddit in particular many find a few extra things to think about).  I don’t want to give away spoilers about what else she discovered there, but I loved the narrative flow of this one as additional layers of detail were revealed as she  described her parents’  dangerous home without holding anything back.

Why Didn’t You Just Leave made me shudder.

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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Something That’s Improved Since I Was a Kid

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Six speech bubbles lined up in three equal rows. The row on top is coloured peach, the middle row is pink, and the bottom row is sea green. One of the biggest improvements I’ve seen since I was a kid has to do with how much easier it is now to find people who share the same hobby, interest, identity, or diagnosis.

Among countless other possibilities, if you are:

LGBTQ+,

A fan of a specific book series, tv show, or obscure hobby,

Trying to learn more about a new hobby,

A llama herder, or

Just coming home from the hospital or doctor’s office after you or someone you love has been diagnosed with disease X,

 

You can find communities of people online who are in the same boat.

This is valuable for everyone, but it is even more important for folks who are living in rural areas or with health conditions that limit how much they can travel and who therefore may not be able to find anyone in their neighbourhood to discuss such things with in person.

When the Internet became something that virtually everyone in the western world has daily access to, countless people were finally able to meet others like themselves online for both serious and lighthearted purposes.

For subjects like life-changing illnesses, this means that information about the latest tests, studies, and treatments can spread much faster and farther than it could have a few decades ago. There is no doubt in my mind that this has saved a lot of lives as well as reduced suffering.

But even if you’re only searching for likeminded folks online who share your interest in topic X, it is still a wonderful thing to find those kindred spirits and finally get to dig deeply into the minutia of what you enjoy. Hobbies are an important part of living a fulfilling life, and I love how much easier is to meet other people who like the same very specific things you do these days.

I am so grateful that such things are possible and common nowadays.

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