Each of the stories in this outstanding and well-written book is about an outcast. Troubled marriages, jealousy, addictions, and vaccines are some of the things you’ll encounter in this interesting collection.
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑡𝑐ℎℎ𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠 is impossible to put down, full of tension and suspense that never quits until you read the final page. But even then, this story with so many twists and turns refused to leave my thoughts.
Will you find a family of beavers to observe on International Beaver Day? How many newspapers will you read on International Snailpapers Day? Will you take a day off from doing housework on No Housework Day? How will you encourage a young person’s love of reading on International Children’s Book Day? How many peanut butter & jelly sandwiches will you eat on National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day? Will you visit Benton, Kentucky, on Tater Day?
You sit down to write… and nothing comes out.
The cursor blinks. Your coffee gets cold. The brilliant idea you had yesterday? Gone.
If you’ve ever stared at a blank page wondering if your creativity has left the building, you’re not alone.
How many chances will you take on Take a Chance Day? Will you visit a mad scientist on World Laboratory Day? On Talk Like Shakespeare Day, will thou talkest like Shakespeare? What will you see up above on Look Up at the Sky Day? On Reach as High as You Can Day, what will you reach for? How many games of Scrabble will you play on Scrabble Day?
Winston Churchill once described Americans and British as “two people separated by a common language.”
What famous April Fool’s hoax involves a food that many love? Could your character pull a hoax that tops this one? What will your character find during spring cleaning? How do early spring flowers give your character quite a scare? Your character is swallowed by a sinkhole. How does this happen, and does your character survive?
Is black clothing a magnate or a magnet for animal hair? Does a horse have a main or a mane? Did Native American Indians eat maize or maze?
Are you a Nervous Nellie? Or perhaps you’re a Negative Nellie. Has anyone ever said to you, “Not on your Nelly?” What do these idioms mean?
Why use common words like untidy, contemptible, vain, simple, etc., when describing a person when there are so many fun words available to use?
