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Have you ever had that moment when you looked back on something and said, 'Well, gosh, that seems obvious now... why didn't I see it then?' I like to call this the Face Palm Epiphany. Oh, hindsight, you magical, humbling thing.

Have you ever had that moment when you looked back on something and said, 'Well, gosh, that seems obvious now... why didn't I see it then?' I like to call this the Face Palm Epiphany. Oh, hindsight, you magical, humbling thing.


Alethea Kontis  Alethea Kontis
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Alethea Kontis (born January 11, 1976) is an American writer of Teen & Young Adult Books, picture books and speculative fiction, primarily for children.[2][3] She lived in Ashburn, Virginia[4] and then in Titusville, FL.

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No one thought that the Disney Superpower had the ability to laugh at itself, but 'Enchanted' proved everyone wrong.

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 Tags: Laugh Thought Everyone Wrong Ability
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In music, on stage and on screen, fairy tales have always been guaranteed moneymakers. It's no wonder then, that in these difficult economic times, there are fairy tales everywhere you turn. From 'Once Upon a Time' and 'Grimm,' to 'Mirror, Mirror' and 'Snow White and the Huntsman.'

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 Tags: Music Time Mirror White You Wonder
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Every so often, I am thanked for being 'unapologetically me.' I treasure those moments, those people, and remember them every time I'm feeling timid.

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 Tags: Time I Am People Me Remember Being
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I was a math whiz who stunk at English, so of course I wanted to be a writer more than anything in the world. I performed impromptu plays for my grandmother's sewing circle but forced my little sister to ask for ketchup at McDonald's.

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 Tags: Sister World Grandmother Circle More
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It took me a long time to learn how to be brave enough to put myself out there and try everything, no matter how strange or silly. If I can impart that same wisdom to other folks - no matter what age - it would be an honor.

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 Tags: Wisdom Time Age Myself Brave Me
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I have always loved really dense, complicated stories with lots of layers, tons of obscure literary references, and a plethora of inside jokes.

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 Tags: Loved Complicated Obscure Jokes
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Sharon Shinn's Samaria is a world populated by refugees from a ravaged Earth, also many, many years in the future.

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 Tags: Future World Earth Refugees Years
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I am a big fan of the web comic 'Strong Female Protagonist,' illustrated by Molly Ostertag.

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