tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post116179699199342407..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Wednesday Already!?Sarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1161928759515051142006-10-26T22:59:00.000-07:002006-10-26T22:59:00.000-07:00It's awful -- the sort of pretzeling that you do t...It's awful -- the sort of pretzeling that you do to avoid even interacting with the person... I know, Pooja, that you even think about it later -- as your introduction so beautifully illustrated. There were so many people through the years!<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'LL write that book.<BR/>Someday!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1161809929734218892006-10-25T13:58:00.000-07:002006-10-25T13:58:00.000-07:00Pooja you took the words right out of my mouth. I ...Pooja you took the words right out of my mouth. I was the only black female graduating senior when I was in high school (it was a very small school) so I have many stories along those lines.<BR/><BR/>Smooches!Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466142331468870374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1161799156305369572006-10-25T10:59:00.000-07:002006-10-25T10:59:00.000-07:00"Reminds me of every interaction I ever had with a..."Reminds me of every interaction I ever had with any new African American student in my predominantly Caucasian school. If we weren't somehow cousins, obviously, we must date. Erg."<BR/><BR/>I think <I>every</I> person of color who attended predominantly Caucasian schools has experienced this. I touch on this briefly in the <A HREF="http://www.poojamakhijani.com/intro.html" REL="nofollow">introduction of UNDER HER SKIN.</A><BR/><BR/>"Someday, someone has to write a YA book about how to balance being okay with people of your own race while completely avoiding them in your junior high classroom."<BR/><BR/>YES1 I'd buy five copies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com