KIDS MENU. Take one line out of every book on one shelf of your bookshelf and turn it into a new story.
Category: Text
Sometimes they just want us to type stuff in a text box and that’s the item?
Item 169 – Self-Acceptance Poem
Inside Out
You were careless
You were reckless and irresponsible
And you made bad choices
You defied all authority
And you ignored
The wisdom of your elders
You were provocative
You were inappropriate and promiscuous
And you broke the rules
You placed yourself in danger
Just to prove you were mature
In the most childish of ways
You courted danger and it found you
You were asking for it
You were not asking for it
You trusted and danger was thrust upon you
You were trusting of adults
Who made you believe you were mature
When you were just a child
You explored boundaries
You tested the limits of appropriate behavior
And an adult broke the rules
You were trusting of those in authority
Just as you were taught, feeling safe
In the presence of your elders
He was careless of your innocence
He was reckless and irresponsible
And he did bad things
There was fault
There was shameful behavior
And none of it was yours
Speaking of some things you still can’t tell people, there’s something you still haven’t been able to tell yourself. Write a poem of self-acceptance, looking directly at an issue you’ve long kept buried or ignored. Use the poem as an opportunity to forgive yourself and accept your all-too-human flaws. (This is still a shameless plug.)
Item 109 – LGBTQIA Organization Volunteer Work
It gets better, but it gets better faster when we’re there for each other. Sign up to volunteer with The Trevor Project, True Colors United Community Initiative, or a similar local organization to help LGBTQIA young people. Submit evidence that you have applied. (If not available in your region, find something similar.)
Item 70 – #CarbonCrush
(SIDE-BY-SIDE) We all brag about our social media follower count, but what we should really be bragging about is our (low) carbon footprint. Let’s make a game out of it: Calculate your carbon footprint. The calculator will also provide you with the number of trees you’d need to plant per year to offset your footprint. Post your carbon footprint and the number of “offset trees” on your social media (with the link above in the post as well) tagging 3 friends and challenging them to play #GISH #CarbonCrush with you. Write a one paragraph post describing how you will decrease your carbon footprint by 15% in the next year. Then, on your honor, after the hunt, implement your plan.
Item 37 – Rover Fanfic
NASA’s Perseverance Rover and China’s Zhurong Rover are on Mars together. Are they bitter rivals? Is there a meet-cute and romance? Is it a love triangle with Ingenuity? Write the fanfic story of their relationship. – Vanessa T.
Item 3 – Indigenous People Article
Our histories shape us, but often we don’t know the history of where we live. Reach out to an Indigenous-led resource and write a one-page article about the autochthonous people of your region. (If you are Indigenous, we welcome you to share your family’s history.) Cite your sources. Then, if you are able, make a contribution to Rainbow House (https://bit.ly/GISHrainbowhouse) or an Indigenous group in your community. Submit your article with a note about your contribution in the comments.
GISHWHES Takes Tumblr – Item 10 – Self-Argument
TEXT. In a “chat” post, reveal a true, fervently held opinion on a topic you feel strongly about.. Great! Now, in the same post, use the chat feature of Tumblr to argue with yourself to advocate the opposite position. You must kick your self’s ass all over the place with your argument. Your comments against yourself must elicit subsequent comments from other users imploring you to “stop hating.” (original item post)