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It’s nice to be seen

The INFJ Writer by Lauren Sapala

September 15, 2026 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Elder millennials can’t have cool mid-life crises because we’re all too broke. Instead of getting a hair transplant and a Corvette, I got a mental breakdown and a neurodivergence diagnosis. The doctor who did my testing recommended that I look into specific issues that “gifted” and “intense” people face. That tip led me to Eggshell Therapy and Coaching, which is an entity run by Imi Lo. That site has a lot of essays written by Imi Lo, and those made me feel very seen. I […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Creative writing, Lauren Sapala, MBTI

Halbs's CBR18 Review No:13 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Creative writing, Lauren Sapala, MBTI ·
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It is an exploration

What Is It? by Lynda Barry

January 23, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR16SweetChallenge #New (new author, new style of writing/art) What Is It? is not my usual read for several reasons. But I knew the main reason was going to be that the cover was telling me this. I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but sometimes you can, especially when it looks like this. Lynda Barry’s work gives off a vibe of “old school gross-out.” It is as if the era of Mad Magazine and others like that threw up in realistic-abstract collages. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: artist, artistic, CBR16SweetChallenge, Creation (Literary), Creative writing, imagination, literary, Lynda Barry

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:30 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: artist, artistic, CBR16SweetChallenge, Creation (Literary), Creative writing, imagination, literary, Lynda Barry ·
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