Bart King's Blog, page 97

Are people on smartphones always distracted?

All signs point to "yes."

Your Norse god wall art for the day

Nice work, JPS!

"Hey son, are you ready for your first day of school?"

Oh wow. (Photo by Alice P.!)

"Hey kid, what's for lunch?"

"Tuna sandwich."Via.

Do you think you can write worse than me?

I doubt it! But if you can write the first sentence to an awful novel, you should enter the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Check out these favorites of mine from this year's contest. First up: Crime!
And these two gems are from "Fantasy":

"It's a green light—so why isn't that car moving?

*notices license plate*"Oh, I guess she's on a really good chapter."Via.

Sadly, I have to withdraw my support for all public schools.

But I have no choice. I mean, look—this school bus is using the Comic Sans font!
Photo by Jason McHuff .

You owe me a thank you card.

After all, you owe your continued existence on this planet to me!

That'll show her!

Want to win a free copy of THE BIG BOOK OF SUPERHEROES?

Then just head over to the Kidliterati site. At the bottom of its review for Superheroes is a spot where you can enter the contest for the book!
Oh, and speaking of the review, here's an excerpt:

I knew this book would be perfect for my kids, [so] I left THE BIG BOOK OF SUPERHEROES on the kitchen table. 

“What's this, mom?” my son said when he came home. 

I shrugged. “Oh, I thought you might like that.” 

“Hmph,” he said thumbing through the book. 

A half hour later he was still sitting there reading, an occasional giggle or snort escaping from his throat. 

Until his brother snatched it away. 

The book kept my sons entertained for days. 

I might be a mom, but I love superheroes as much as my kids, and I loved this book as much as they did . . . Trust me on this one. THE BIG BOOK OF SUPERHEROES is a fun, lighthearted read for superhero loving kids (or their parents).