Since I began a reading life (at about age eight), I have had a problem: my mind automatically places action in just a few places familiar to me from my life: my house, the main street of my hometown. Whether the action in a novel takes place in 16th century Scotland, or the Black Forest, or under the Unisphere. Are there ways to get around this, or to learn to read fiction more actively, and, fantastically/creatively? [more inside]
posted by Tufa on Jan 29, 2009 - 30 answers

Trying to find a short story about a child who has an imaginary friend that is the devil, who's likely referenced through the story as "mr. beasley?" [more inside]
posted by starr226 on Nov 7, 2008 - 3 answers

I've been using tretinoin for adult acne since July, and my purge phase seems like its never going to end. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 14, 2007 - 16 answers