My wife told me today about something she learned from our middle daughter's preschool teacher:

The kids in the class, particularly the girls, have started deciding who doesn't get to be part of the group that day. They single out a different child each day as "not anybody's friend", and then no one will play with that kid.

But my daughter has taken to going up to the kid being singled out and telling them, "I'll be your friend" and playing with them.

That doesn't just choke me up, it makes me cry.

That's MY girl doing that incredible thing.

I'm looking to read some good science-fantasy these days for color and inspiration, but find myself at a loss of what to read: I just don't know about many books that fall into this category or about the authors who write in the genre. Any suggestions?

Also, I'm looking to get my hands on a copy of Phoenae: The Fierce Joy of Being Alive, an out-of-print RPG from Ian Press that came out some years back (and which I have never seen since). If anyone has a copy they would be willing to sell, or knows where I can score a copy, please let me know!

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