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That moment when the printer runs out of paper and instead of...

That moment when the printer runs out of paper and instead of making a Staples run, you dig out the stationery your late husband gave you. And use it.

"I finally finished your book today. I’ve had it since it came out but knowing the subject, I’ve put..."

“I finally finished your book today. I’ve had it since it came out but knowing the subject, I’ve put off reading it. (With my wife’s chronic illness, I usually read to escape—not face—these emotions.) All I can say is thank you for writing this. Your experience moved me and is helping so many others.”

- — Chad, Kentucky (ckharlan66)

Doing All The Things (Via Air Mail Designs, Etsy)

Doing All The Things (Via Air Mail Designs, Etsy)

Celebrating Pride Weekend (with Our Shirts on) #hudsonterrace...

Celebrating Pride Weekend (with Our Shirts on) #hudsonterrace #VIPride

Celebrating Pride Weekend (with Our Shirts on)

Celebrating Pride Weekend (with Our Shirts on)

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"I started reading your story today and I’m practically speechless. When you write about cold,..."

“I started reading your story today and I’m practically speechless. When you write about cold, I feel cold. When you write about happiness, I feel happy. Your words just…translate. Thank you.”

- — Barbara, America (imisswhoiuse2b)

sparklingpants:I have been following Tré since the early days...

sparklingpants:

I have been following Tré since the early days of her wonderful tumblr, The White Elephant in the Room.  Now that her book has been published, I thought it would be fun to host a tumblr-centric reading/book club with the author herself.  I’ve been in touch with Tré and we are trying to finalize a date we are set for Monday, August 5th!

It’s a great chance to meet other NYC tumblrs and eat, drink, laugh (and cry) together. Reply or message me if you are interested in attending.

If we outgrow my apartment, I have an alternate event space I can use— so spread the word AND GO BUY THE BOOK!

First Monday in August, this is happening on the Upper West. Stacey isn’t a “book clubber,” but word on the street, she’s one helluva hostess. Cannot wait to read and drink discuss heart-shaped things with the New York Tumblrs!  

"Thank you for the ‘For You, Tumblr’ post. Even though we’re a couple days past Father’s..."

“Thank you for the ‘For You, Tumblr’ post. Even though we’re a couple days past Father’s day, your words came as a huge comfort. My dad died six and a half years ago, in January of 2007. As I navigate early adulthood, the pain of losing my dad—who was one of my best friends and, aside from my mother, my only family—is so immense that at times it is hard to breathe. You remind me that I’m not alone, that other people have experienced a similar loss. For that, I am grateful.”

- — Anon, America

Father's Day Flashback: For You, Tumblr

For the Tumblrs who’ve felt the sting of the greeting-card aisle over the past month:

For those who’ve winced at casual mentions of Father’s Day in the media:

For those who wished this weekend would never arrive:

For those who will go to a cemetery instead of a country-club brunch:

For those who won’t spend today with dry eyes:

We acknowledge you.

We acknowledge your brave (or not-so-brave) face.

Because however you spend it (or don’t), however graceful you are (or not), you are facing it.

It will suck, no doubt, but you will survive your first (or fifth or twelfth) Father’s Day without him.

You can do this.

And we’re with you.

So let’s raise a virtual glass of Tumblr love to all the missing fathers.

And to you: their brave, blogging offspring.

God bless and Godspeed.