Lies We Tell Children #146

19 Aug 2005

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When █████ and I are out walking Ella and a kid asks us what kind of dog she is, sometimes we say, "She's not a dog, she's a bear!"

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William Shunn

Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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Flat Stanley in Chicago

Back in May as we were preparing to move back to New York, I realized that I had a visitor sitting on my desk. My nephew Mark in Utah had sent Flat Stanley my way, and for months I'd done nothing with him. The school year was soon

09 Oct 2013

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By: William Shunn

Art

Art Auction to Benefit the Children

Our good friend Edie Nadelhaft (one of whose paintings hangs on our dining room wall) is participating tonight in Changing the World Through Art, an auction and gala to benefit the Time In Children's Arts Initiative. New Yorkers, please consider showing up and supporting the gala! It takes

12 Jan 2012

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By: William Shunn

Family

Gay Parents Are Better

That nasty Rick Santorum is at it again. He likes to think of himself as a culture warrior, but I see him more as the kind of infectious culture that requires a good shot of penicillin. The poisonous idea he's spreading this time around is that children with

10 Jan 2012

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By: William Shunn

Children

1, 2, Buckle My Shoe, 3, 4, I Can't Reach It Any More

Quite a one-two punch for parents at Salon today. First, an interview with Richard Dawkins: I would say that parents should teach their children anything that's known to be factually true -- like "that's a bluebird" or "that's a bald eagle.

13 Oct 2006

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1 Min

By: William Shunn

Lies We Tell Children #146

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Flat Stanley in Chicago

Art Auction to Benefit the Children

Gay Parents Are Better

1, 2, Buckle My Shoe, 3, 4, I Can't Reach It Any More

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