826 is a phenomenal nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering creative writing in children. Witty and imaginative, they have centers in quite a few major American cities with creative shopfronts that raise money for the writing centers they front. The one in my hometown, Seattle, is super cool- the Space Travel Supply Co, and NYC's Park Slope storefront is Superhero Supply, where you can buy things like Additional Gravity, Mutant Mind Probes, a customized lair, or a Prehistoric Guardian Fern. My favorite of the shops thus far however is the original, 826 Valencia in San Francisco, with its awesome pirate theme. Super cool (but then again, I have a weakness for pirates).
I just put in an application to volunteer, not because I have an iota of spare time at the moment, but because it's an incredible organization and I'd like to have the opportunity to clear my schedule and work for a awesome cause doing fun and imaginative work with cool people. They say they need gardeners and people with design skills, so that could work out well for everyone, if so. We'll see.
No Feather Shall Be Taller or More Delighful Than The Captain's.
Bring Your Own Citrus.
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