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Why Instagram and YouTube are copying TikTok
My Bookstagram of three years has stalled, so I joined TikTok in May 2021. Why start a new platform when I can’t even grow the old one? Because I seem to have a better chance […]
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It’s hard to let go of clutter from the past
Last weekend I was so relieved to finally get rid of a hand-me-down Ikea red chair that I’ve loathed for so long. This is my fifth and final time to dispose of it. It’s weirdly […]
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Stan Lee used hype to become famous while Jack Kirby didn’t
Few know Jack Kirby but many know Stan Lee. That’s because Stan put his name on all Marvel comic book stories, even though many originated from Jack or were made with Jack’s collaboration and art. […]
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Open letter to DepEd: How to teach kids to read
Learning to read is not a mystery. It’s just like learning numbers, money,or any language. You need to know what a word means, then you need to memorize it. Then keep practicing. We learn that […]
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New Year with Old Friends
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions because I don’t like setting myself up for failure. Instead, I declutter my books.I always start off the year with high hopes of reading a bundle of books. But […]