
A few years back, I was looking for a certain book called Five Smooth Stones. I had read it long, long ago, and remembered it being a life-changer. As in, this book should be required high school reading instead of, say, Ivanhoe. So I poked around on the internet, and found a site called Alibris Company. They specialize in rare and out-of-print books. I was able to find 2 copies of my book, which I immediately loaned out and have never seen again. (I wonder if they have another copy...)
Today they sent me an email with some suggested reading they have "lovingly chosen" just for me. Let's just see what books I apparently need to read, shall we?



This guide offers suggestions for developing grief support groups and directions for using art to help children ages 6--12 individually or in groups cope with loss and change. Curricula are provided to use with the four workbooks in the series: When Someone Very Special Dies, When Something Terrible Happens, When Mom and Dad Separate, and When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness.The fine folks at Alibris have lovingly discovered some traits about me that I didn't know I had. For example, apparently I lead grief support groups for children. That must be where all my free time has gone. Oh, and I'm an art instructor. Well, that part's pretty accurate. I can draw killer stick figures. Maybe that's what happened to the Someone Very Special who had died. My killer stick figures got 'em.

I know the internets can sneak a peek at my emails and website visits, and evaluate my likes and dislikes based on the info they glean from that data. So friends, I ask you this: do you think I'm in trouble here? I thought I was fairly happy-go-lucky. I wake up with a positive attitude almost every morning, knowing I have a full complement of health points available on Treasure Madness. I look for the good in people and situations, even though that really annoys my husband. I keep a fairly clean house and person. So what is it about me that causes Alibris to send me a suggested reading list like this?
5 comments:
Are you a member of Oprah's Book Club? Her books are all depressing. That could be why they're suggesting these books...
I see it as Alibris preparing US (your faithful readers) for the inevitibility of your death.
We'll need grief counseling. We'll be surrounded by sad children. I don't know about racial conflict, but we'll certainly have abandonment issues. And mayhem is a sure bet. (I hope Kristina will be available with a few cases of hefty bags.)
The good news: the rest of us are likely to continue the work of really annoying your husband, even when you're gone.
Thank you in advance, Alibris. We have books to read, girls.
I suppose you'd better get to reading. I understand I'm starting to look like Soupy Sales.
I absolutely love Alibris. I've used it for years, and have found some long lost favorites on there. I'm glad you found what you were looking for!
One blog post all year? Come on. Even I'm blogging more often than that! We need words, man.
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