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Your Next Obsession—To Kill a Kingdom
Sandinia D.
Your Next Obsession—To Kill a Kingdom
Sandinia D.

A dark YA fantasy with something even better than gore. Descriptive gore.

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Sandinia D.
How to Bake Mini Strawberry Shortcakes
Anna K.
How to Bake Mini Strawberry Shortcakes
Anna K.

Make your own sweet and tiny goodness.

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Anna K.
How to Crochet a Fluffy Octopus
Renata Tellez
How to Crochet a Fluffy Octopus
Renata Tellez

Grab your favorite yarn and get ready to crochet your very own fluffy octopus—from little keychains to soft plushies, this fun pattern is how it all started for me, and now it’s your turn!

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Renata Tellez
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My Top 6 Favorite Laufey Songs
Katherine A.
My Top 6 Favorite Laufey Songs
Katherine A.

Never heard of  the “jazz queen?” Here are my recommendations for new Laufey listeners.

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Katherine A.
How to Extract DNA in 4 Steps
Michael S.
How to Extract DNA in 4 Steps
Michael S.

Have you ever wanted to see the code that makes you unique?

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Michael S.
The Camp Mystic Texas Flooding
Yuna Kim
The Camp Mystic Texas Flooding
Yuna Kim

What had begun as a summer filled with happy memories turned into a scene of loss and misery.

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Yuna Kim
Who is Laufey?
Katherine A.
Who is Laufey?
Katherine A.

A deep dive into the musical journey of the jazzy “goddess”.

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Katherine A.

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How to Create Character
Sandinia D.
How to Create Character
Sandinia D.

All parts to developing a memorable lead.

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Sandinia D.
Red, Unforgiving Blood
Sandinia D.
Red, Unforgiving Blood
Sandinia D.

All of us soldiers are the same, unique traits and personalities rendered irrelevant in the face of war. Every step, every turn, was freakishly accurate. Because that’s what we were trained to do. 

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Sandinia D.
Enemies to Friends
Minseo K.
Enemies to Friends
Minseo K.

I had woken up from another daymare. But it had been my worst one yet. 

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Minseo K.
Torn
Sandinia D.
Torn
Sandinia D.

“A Longing for the Past” continuation~

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Sandinia D.

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