Writer's Block: Everybody hurts

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Lots. I was just an awkward kid. But you know, it really encouraged me to develop resilience and tremendous inner resources. I never learned how to grow a thick skin so I still feel everything, but I am very, very good at getting back up after I fall down.

On the whole, I have to say that being bullied was useful. It produced a resilient, adaptive human being with plenty to offer.

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This sounded preachy, so I put it behind a cut.
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Success

Something good: one of my colleagues who teaches in NYC texted to tell me he has adopted my book for his class, and he thinks it's perfect for his students. He said it was an excellent ethnography.

Really happy.

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Also, evcelt, your review rocks. It just rocks!

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Trent is lovely

Some day I will want to come back and look at this.
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