Carrie Fisher

“I always wrote. I wrote from when I was 12. That was therapeutic for me in those days. I wrote things to get them out of feeling them, and onto paper. So writing in a way saved me, kept me company. I did the traditional thing with falling in love with words, reading books and underlining lines I liked and words I didn’t know.”
— Carrie Fisher (b. 1956 – d. 2016)

Such a big personality.  I am at a loss for words.

The Shelter Buddies Reading Program

This is such a great idea.

 

“The Shelter Buddies Reading Program at the Humane Society of Missouri was designed to help our shelter dogs become more adoptable. Participants sit outside of the dogs kennel and read to them, which helps shy dogs learn to relax around people, while teaching high-energy dogs that calm behavior is desirable. When children read stories to the dogs, it also helps them develop their own reading skills.”

For more information visit http://www.hsmo.org/education

See also:

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/shelter-buddies-reading-program?context=featured