Pssst. Anybody awake yet?

“I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be and I finally became that person. Or he became me. Or we met at some point.”

Already we have a Best Quote of the New Year (although I must admit that it’s only one – more great ones at Kelly’s). Those immortal words come from the incredible Archie Leach… oh, wait, never heard of him? Sorry, sorry, let me tell you his “real” name: Cary Grant.

Making resolutions about changing who we are always brings to mind actors to me — people who imagined a character and then assimilated those values and traits successfully enough to draw success to themselves in turn. Archie Leach was a latchkey kid who had seriously problematic parents, but he truly hustled and turned himself into the icon he’s remembered as today.

Something to think about.

Meanwhile, there’s a new secret agent in the house! Congratulations to Secret Agent Jen, aka “literaticat”, the newest agent at Andrea Brown! Just… don’t send her any religious or talking animal stories, and you can stay her friend.

Oh, sorry. Are you still groggy? Fine then — go back to sleep.

About the author

tanita s. davis is a writer and avid reader who prefers books to most things in the world, including people. That's ...pretty much it, she's very boring and she can't even tell jokes. She is, however, the author of nine books, including Serena Says, Partly Cloudy, Go Figure, Henri Weldon, and the Coretta Scott King honored Mare's War. Look for her new MG, The Science of Friendship in 1/2024 from Katherine Tegen Books.

Comments

  1. Are religious talking animal stories okay for Secret Agent Jen? 😉 I’ve got a series in mind:

    1) Bruno the Unicorn in the Garden of Eden
    2) Bruno the Unicorn and the Great Big Flood
    3) Bruno the Unicorn and the Battle Of Jericho
    4) Bruno the Unicorn and Ezekiel Meet the Flying Saucers

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