Анализ сайта blog.junklit.com
Основное Готовность: 75%
Домен
blog.junklit.com
Состояние доменного имени
?
Проверяем корректность доменного имени и наличие технических проблем на уровне домена.
Используйте для продвижения только домен второго уровня.
Длина домена велика. Но если вы продвигаете запрос, входящий в название домена, то это хорошо.
Ответ сервера
200 Успешный ответ
HTTP-код ответа и цепочка редиректов
?
Код 200 — страница доступна. Коды 3xx — редиректы (цепочки замедляют загрузку и размывают ссылочный вес). Коды 4xx/5xx — ошибки, поисковик не сможет проиндексировать страницу.
Сервер настроен корректно.
Цепочка редиректов:
http://blog.junklit.com
301 MovedPermanently
https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/
200 OK
Безопасность
Сайт безопасен
Использование HTTPS и SSL-сертификат
?
HTTPS — обязательный стандарт. Google и Яндекс отдают предпочтение защищённым сайтам. Отсутствие SSL или просроченный сертификат ведут к предупреждениям в браузере и снижению позиций.
На сайте работает защищенный протокол ssl и сайт открывается по https.
Ssl-сертификат действителен до 04.10.2026 22:45:22.
Включён HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) — защита от подмены на http.
HTTP автоматически перенаправляется на HTTPS.
Поздравляем! Сайт не содержится в реестре РКН.
Кодировка
utf-8
Кодировка символов страницы
?
Стандарт — UTF-8. Неправильная кодировка вызывает нечитаемые символы и мешает поисковику корректно распознать текст страницы.
Указана кодировка на странице utf-8.
Язык
en
Атрибут lang в HTML-теге
?
Атрибут lang (<html lang="ru">) сообщает поисковикам и браузерам, на каком языке написана страница. Помогает при ранжировании в региональном поиске.
Язык документа указан явно: en.
Скорость загрузки
~0,61сек
Время отклика сервера (TTFB)
?
Time To First Byte — время до получения первого байта от сервера. Норма до 200 мс. Медленный отклик ухудшает пользовательский опыт и ранжирование: Яндекс и Google учитывают скорость страниц.
Скорость загрузки сайта 0,61сек оптимальна.
Объем документа
170Кб
Размер HTML-кода страницы
?
Слишком большой HTML замедляет парсинг браузером и сканирование поисковым роботом. Рекомендуется не более 200 Кб.
Объем html-документа 170Кб оптимален.
Структура html-документа корректна.
Ресурсы
Ресурсы: 14
Внешние ресурсы страницы (CSS, JS, изображения)
?
Количество и тип подключённых ресурсов влияют на скорость загрузки. Большое число запросов увеличивает время рендеринга страницы.
Кол-во файлов ресурсов 14 много для одной страницы. Приемлемо до 10. Проведите оптимизацию файлов ресурсов!
Показать полный список ресурсов
| Тип | Название | Значение |
|---|---|---|
| stylesheet | text/css | /_static/??-eJx9jt0KwjAMhV/IGqeDXYnP0nWxZE1/WFPK3t5OmSCKN4GTfDnnQE3KxCAYBHxRiYulkKHSZFEyYGnX6AgV6wqCPrEWzJBlZTyanA/w24DJNWxGSdo49VRf+MjRvh+8XhwKBatGvUBDPzf/svaUlwYf4zamwq0BhTsFElTZLJF51+vmd/PXbhiGvjtdzv38AK8NY4k=&cssminify=yes |
| stylesheet | text/css | /_static/??-eJx9jUsOwjAMRC+EY6UgCAvEWZrEKoG4jWq3hduTLvisurFG1nszuBQIQ6/UK5Y8dakXDIPPQ3gINsY6Y0ESl0ww0mwOGJPolwDRVyYTRHb4V8QT/LpGqn8ura4EU0wtZeKKbWlLih1p1eWTQem5rZQ6A96XkUSgXk4Tg97qlqzelS/26KzbN835dH8DjlpbIA==&cssminify=yes |
| stylesheet | text/css | /wp-content/themes/pub/black-letterhead/style.css?m=1741693326i&cssminify=yes |
| stylesheet | text/css | /_static/??-eJzTLy/QTc7PK0nNK9HPLdUtyClNz8wr1i9KTcrJTwcy0/WTi5G5ekCujj52Temp+bo5+cmJJZn5eSgc3bScxMwikFb7XFtDE1NLExMLc0OTLACohS2q&cssminify=yes |
| stylesheet | text/css | /_static/??-eJyNjcEKAjEMRH/ImhVlqwfxU6TbhrZrmhTTIv69u+JFvHgZ5sHwBh7VeOGG3KB0U6nHzAoztur87cNQRNYInVBBk7tjcCE83zVz3HrVDfxvumb2MPVMAVR8dmRIougX/DhbwrK8pwNEksnROriU884e9+PJDnaYXxwFS20=&cssminify=yes |
| stylesheet | text/css | /_static/??-eJydjdEKgzAMRX9oXVAZ80X8lNHFINU0KU2L+PcibHscY4/ncDkXtuRQpZAUiNUlrnMQg4VK8ri+GKKqwCMIwpMVVwPbQqJ8RbML/F6IOlUmA/RZqxF/Rm/xb7AEpsnNnpny/o3OgzEOzb2/tW3XNf1yAHk4YIM=&cssminify=yes |
| js | text/javascript | /_static/??/wp-content/js/rlt-proxy.js,/wp-content/blog-plugins/wordads-classes/js/cmp/v2/cmp-non-gdpr.js?m=1780567333j |
| js | //0.gravatar.com/js/hovercards/hovercards.min.js?ver=202634d1133547e8a1f2801609f51cef12522abe7f6647d869e9fbc974fe356a37e613 | |
| js | text/javascript | /wp-content/mu-plugins/gravatar-hovercards/wpgroho.js?m=1610363240i |
| js | text/javascript | /_static/??-eJydj0sOwjAMRC9EsFqE6AZxFOQmprh1nFInVNyeLviJBQuW8zwzGsM8Op80k2ZoJXVulNKxGsxpChjMeUEzMugXhFnctV73toKPWCzvEIeOsgGV5ZoGJic4Q6Y4Cmb64j96hIfFfSlU6IwahKYf5p7yiH54aIgpKRxZPbSFJQDriZUzOfNTEnnq2zqy/tN6Qk/t8oSj2FL4f5fHKRUjefme4DHsEPfVrtnW9WZTNf0d4M6ehA== |
| js | /wp-content/mu-plugins/jetpack-plugin/moon/_inc/build/tiled-gallery/tiled-gallery/tiled-gallery.min.js?m=1755006225i&ver=16.2-a.2 | |
| js | text/javascript | /_static/??/wp-content/mu-plugins/jetpack-plugin/moon/_inc/build/sharedaddy/sharing.min.js,/wp-content/mu-plugins/carousel-wpcom/carousel-wpcom.js?m=1786736522j |
| js | //stats.wp.com/w.js?69 | |
| js | /wp-content/js/bilmur.min.js?i=17&m=202634 |
Серверные заголовки
Кол-во: 10
HTTP-заголовки ответа сервера
?
Заголовки сервера передают браузеру и поисковику служебную информацию: кеширование, безопасность (CSP, HSTS), сжатие (gzip). Правильная настройка ускоряет загрузку и повышает защищённость.
Найдены серверные заголовки 10шт. Подробнее про серверные заголовки.
Показать полный список серверных заголовков
| Ключ | Значение |
|---|---|
| Server | nginx |
| Date | Sun, 23 Aug 2026 04:20:24 GMT |
| Vary | Accept-Encoding |
| x-hacker | Want root? Visit join.a8c.com/hacker and mention this header. |
| host-header | WordPress.com |
| Link | <https://public-api.wordpress.com/wp-json/?rest_route=/sites/junklitblog.wordpress.com>; rel="https://api.w.org/" |
| x-ac | 19.arn _dca UPDATING |
| Alt-Svc | clear |
| Strict-Transport-Security | max-age=31536000 |
| Server-Timing | a8c-cdn, dc;desc=arn, cache;desc=UPDATING;dur=1.0 |
CMS
WordPress
Система управления сайтом (движок)
?
CMS — это движок, на котором работает сайт (WordPress, 1C-Bitrix, Tilda и др.). Знание CMS помогает понять возможности SEO-оптимизации и подобрать подходящие инструменты. «Не определена» — вероятно, самописный сайт или нестандартная сборка.
Сайт работает на CMS WordPress.
Веб-сервер
nginx
Программное обеспечение сервера
?
Веб-сервер — это ПО, которое отдаёт страницы посетителям (nginx, Apache, IIS, LiteSpeed и др.). Определяется по серверным заголовкам ответа (Server, X-Powered-By и т.п.). «Не определён» — сервер намеренно скрывает эти заголовки, это нормальная практика безопасности.
Сайт работает на веб-сервере nginx.
Мета-теги Готовность: 33%
Title
Junk Talk | a community fix
Заголовок страницы в браузере и поисковой выдаче
?
Title — главный SEO-заголовок страницы. Влияет на CTR в поиске и ранжирование. Оптимальная длина: 50–70 символов. Ключевые слова — ближе к началу.
Необходимо увеличить число символов в title (текущее значение: 27, оптимально: от 40 до 45)
Дублей словоформ в title не найдено.
Description
a community fix
Описание страницы в поисковой выдаче (сниппет)
?
Meta Description — текст под заголовком в выдаче. Напрямую на позиции не влияет, но влияет на CTR. Оптимальная длина: 120–160 символов.
Необходимо увеличить число символов в description (текущее значение мало: 15, минимум: 80, оптимально: от 120 до 130)
Keywords
Список ключевых слов страницы (устаревший тег)
?
Meta Keywords не учитывается Яндексом и Google для ранжирования с 2009–2012 годов. Заполнение не обязательно, но не вредит. Конкурент может использовать содержимое для анализа.
Установите мета-тег keywords!
Канонический Url
Указывает поисковику основную версию страницы
?
Canonical (rel=canonical) предотвращает проблему дублей страниц. Должен точно совпадать с URL проверяемой страницы. Неправильный canonical может передать ссылочный вес на другую страницу.
Рекомендуем прописать канонический Url.
Robots
Есть ошибки
Директивы для поисковых роботов на уровне страницы
?
Meta Robots управляет индексацией конкретной страницы: index/noindex — индексировать ли, follow/nofollow — следовать ли по ссылкам. Noindex полностью исключает страницу из поиска.
Meta-тег robots указан, но в нем содержится неизвестное значение...
Адаптивность
Настройка масштабирования на мобильных устройствах
?
Тег viewport (<meta name="viewport">) сообщает браузеру, как масштабировать страницу на мобильных. Стандарт: width=device-width, initial-scale=1. Отсутствие — признак отсутствия мобильной версии.
Meta-тег viewport не указан. Страница не адаптивная.
Разметка OpenGraph
Кол-во: 10
Мета-теги для красивых превью в соцсетях
?
OpenGraph (og:title, og:description, og:image) управляет тем, как страница выглядит при репосте в социальных сетях и мессенджерах. Отсутствие OG-тегов — невзрачный превью при шеринге.
Разметка OpenGraph задана. Страница оптимизирована под социальные сети.
Показать полный список og мета-тегов
| Тип | Значение |
|---|---|
| og:type | website |
| og:title | Junk Talk |
| og:description | a community fix |
| og:url | https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/ |
| og:site_name | Junk Talk |
| og:image | https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=200&ts=1787445892 |
| og:image:width | 200 |
| og:image:height | 200 |
| og:image:alt | |
| og:locale | en_US |
Все мета-теги
Кол-во: 16
Полный список мета-тегов страницы
?
Таблица всех meta-тегов, включая нестандартные. Позволяет найти опечатки, дубли и лишние теги.
Найдены мета-теги 16шт. Мета-теги не видимы для человека и предназначены для обмена информацией между веб-страницей и поисковыми системами, браузерами и другими веб-службами. С ними роботы 🤖 и устройства ведут себя более ожидаемо.
Показать полный список мета-тегов
| Тип | Название | Значение |
|---|---|---|
| name | robots | max-image-preview:large |
| name | generator | WordPress.com |
| name | twitter:creator | @telhajj |
| name | description | a community fix |
| property | og:type | website |
| property | og:title | Junk Talk |
| property | og:description | a community fix |
| property | og:url | https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/ |
| property | og:site_name | Junk Talk |
| property | og:image | https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=200&ts=1787445892 |
| property | og:image:width | 200 |
| property | og:image:height | 200 |
| property | og:image:alt | |
| property | og:locale | en_US |
| property | fb:app_id | 249643311490 |
| property | bilmur:data |
Оптимизация Готовность: 92%
Структура
Ошибок нет
Семантические HTML-элементы страницы
?
Проверяет наличие основных структурных элементов: nav, header, footer, main. Корректная семантическая структура помогает поисковику понять архитектуру страницы.
Структура документа корректна (теги <html> и <body> присутствуют по одному на документ).
Контент
Ошибок нет
Объём и качество текстового содержимого
?
Анализирует объём полезного текста на странице. Слишком мало — страница может считаться малополезной. Слишком много — ухудшается читаемость и восприятие.
Слова из title 5 встречаются в тексте достаточно.
Абзацев с текстом 73 достаточно.
Среднее число слов в абзаце 38 достаточно.
Кол-во знаков контента 20459 на странице оптимально.
Кол-во слов 3742 на странице оптимально.
Заголовки
Ошибок нет
Иерархия заголовков H1–H6
?
H1 должен быть один и содержать ключевой запрос. H2–H6 описывают подразделы. Пропуск уровней (H1 → H3) и несколько H1 — типичные ошибки, снижающие понятность страницы для поисковика.
На странице присутствуют заголовки <h1> 1. Это прекрасно.
На странице присутствуют заголовки <h2> 17. Это хорошо.
На странице присутствуют заголовки <h3> 10.
Тошнота
7,81
Насколько одно слово доминирует в тексте
?
Классическая тошнота = √(частота самого повторяющегося слова). Норма до 7–8: текст воспринимается естественно. Выше — поисковик может счесть страницу переспамленной.
Тошнота превышает норму 5. Измените текст страницы!
Академич. тошнота
14,59%
Насколько текст перенасыщен ключевыми словами
?
Академическая тошнота = (частота слова / общее количество слов) × 100%. Показывает долю конкретного слова в тексте. Норма 5–15%.
Академическая тошнота страницы в пределах нормы.
Семантическое ядро
20
Наиболее часто встречающиеся слова на странице
?
Топ слов по частоте использования. Показывает, какие слова доминируют в тексте с точки зрения поисковика.
Контент страницы содержит осмысленный текст и слова.
Показать список слов
| Слово | Кол-во | Частота |
|---|---|---|
| window | 61 | 1,63% |
| 21 | 0,56% | |
| 20 | 0,53% | |
| 20 | 0,53% | |
| friend | 11 | 0,29% |
| loading | 11 | 0,29% |
| zadoff | 11 | 0,29% |
| posted | 10 | 0,27% |
| elhajj | 10 | 0,27% |
| comment | 10 | 0,27% |
| hungry | 9 | 0,24% |
| because | 8 | 0,21% |
| november | 8 | 0,21% |
| recovery | 8 | 0,21% |
| things | 7 | 0,19% |
| reading | 7 | 0,19% |
| february | 6 | 0,16% |
| january | 6 | 0,16% |
| friends | 6 | 0,16% |
| wordpress | 6 | 0,16% |
Индексация Готовность: 5%
Индексирование
Есть ошибки
Разрешено ли индексирование страницы
?
Проверяет, не закрыта ли страница от индексации через robots.txt, meta robots или X-Robots-Tag. Страница, закрытая от индексации, не появится в поисковой выдаче.
Анкоров на странице 224 слишком много. Проведите ревизию и оптимизацию ссылок сайта.
Robots.txt
Найден корректный robots.txt
Файл управления сканированием сайта роботами
?
Robots.txt указывает поисковым роботам, какие страницы сканировать, а какие — нет. Ошибки в файле могут случайно закрыть важные разделы от индексации.
Robots.txt настроен корректно. Размер файла: 174684 байт. Загружен за: 1сек.
Проверяемая страница не запрещена в robots.txt.
Robots.txt доступен по постоянному адресу
Цепочка редиректов для файла robots.txt:
http://blog.junklit.com/robots.txt
301 MovedPermanently
https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/
200 OK
Показать содержимое robots.txt
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en">
<head profile="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Junk Talk | a community fix</title>
<link rel="pingback" href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php" />
<meta name='robots' content='max-image-preview:large' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s0.wp.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//af.pubmine.com' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Junk Talk » Feed" href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/feed/" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Junk Talk » Comments Feed" href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/comments/feed/" />
<script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
function addLoadEvent(func) {
var oldonload = window.onload;
if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
window.onload = func;
} else {
window.onload = function () {
oldonload();
func();
}
}
}
/* ]]> */
</script>
<style id="wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css">
img:is([sizes=auto i],[sizes^="auto," i]){contain-intrinsic-size:3000px 1500px}
/*# sourceURL=wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css */
</style>
<link crossorigin='anonymous' rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-2-1' href='/_static/??-eJx9jt0KwjAMhV/IGqeDXYnP0nWxZE1/WFPK3t5OmSCKN4GTfDnnQE3KxCAYBHxRiYulkKHSZFEyYGnX6AgV6wqCPrEWzJBlZTyanA/w24DJNWxGSdo49VRf+MjRvh+8XhwKBatGvUBDPzf/svaUlwYf4zamwq0BhTsFElTZLJF51+vmd/PXbhiGvjtdzv38AK8NY4k=&cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
<style id="wp-emoji-styles-inline-css">
img.wp-smiley, img.emoji {
display: inline !important;
border: none !important;
box-shadow: none !important;
height: 1em !important;
width: 1em !important;
margin: 0 0.07em !important;
vertical-align: -0.1em !important;
background: none !important;
padding: 0 !important;
}
/*# sourceURL=wp-emoji-styles-inline-css */
</style>
<style id="wp-block-library-inline-css">
:root{--wp-block-synced-color:#7a00df;--wp-block-synced-color--rgb:122,0,223;--wp-bound-block-color:var(--wp-block-synced-color);--wp-editor-canvas-background:#ddd;--wp-admin-theme-color:#007cba;--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb:0,124,186;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10:#006ba1;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10--rgb:0,107,160.5;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20:#005a87;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20--rgb:0,90,135;--wp-admin-border-width-focus:2px}@media (min-resolution:192dpi){:root{--wp-admin-border-width-focus:1.5px}}.wp-element-button{cursor:pointer}:root .has-very-light-gray-background-color{background-color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-background-color{background-color:#313131}:root .has-very-light-gray-color{color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-color{color:#313131}:root .has-vivid-green-cyan-to-vivid-cyan-blue-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#00d084,#0693e3)}:root .has-purple-crush-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#34e2e4,#4721fb 50%,#ab1dfe)}:root .has-hazy-dawn-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#faaca8,#dad0ec)}:root .has-subdued-olive-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafae1,#67a671)}:root .has-atomic-cream-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fdd79a,#004a59)}:root .has-nightshade-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#330968,#31cdcf)}:root .has-midnight-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#020381,#2874fc)}:root{--wp--preset--font-size--normal:16px;--wp--preset--font-size--huge:42px}.has-regular-font-size{font-size:1em}.has-larger-font-size{font-size:2.625em}.has-normal-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--normal)}.has-huge-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--huge)}:root .has-text-align-center{text-align:center}:root .has-text-align-left{text-align:left}:root .has-text-align-right{text-align:right}.has-fit-text{white-space:nowrap!important}#end-resizable-editor-section{display:none}.aligncenter{clear:both}.items-justified-left{justify-content:flex-start}.items-justified-center{justify-content:center}.items-justified-right{justify-content:flex-end}.items-justified-space-between{justify-content:space-between}.screen-reader-text{word-wrap:normal!important;border:0;clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;word-break:normal!important}.screen-reader-text:focus{background-color:#ddd;clip-path:none;color:#444;display:block;font-size:1em;height:auto;left:5px;line-height:normal;padding:15px 23px 14px;text-decoration:none;top:5px;width:auto;z-index:100000}html :where(.has-border-color){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-color],[style*=";border-color"],[style*="; border-color"]){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-top-color],[style*=";border-top-color"],[style*="; border-top-color"]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-right-color],[style*=";border-right-color"],[style*="; border-right-color"]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-bottom-color],[style*=";border-bottom-color"],[style*="; border-bottom-color"]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-left-color],[style*=";border-left-color"],[style*="; border-left-color"]){border-left-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-width],[style*=";border-width"],[style*="; border-width"]){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-top-width],[style*=";border-top-width"],[style*="; border-top-width"]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-right-width],[style*=";border-right-width"],[style*="; border-right-width"]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-bottom-width],[style*=";border-bottom-width"],[style*="; border-bottom-width"]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-left-width],[style*=";border-left-width"],[style*="; border-left-width"]){border-left-style:solid}html :where(img[class*=wp-image-]){height:auto;max-width:100%}:where(figure){margin:0 0 1em}html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:var(--wp-admin--admin-bar--height,0px)}@media screen and (max-width:600px){html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:0px}}
/*# sourceURL=/wp-content/plugins/gutenberg-core/v23.8.0/build/styles/block-library/common.min.css */
</style>
<style id="wp-block-library-inline-css-extra">
.has-text-align-justify {
text-align:justify;
}
.has-text-align-justify{text-align:justify;}
/*# sourceURL=wp-block-library-inline-css */
</style>
<style id="classic-theme-styles-inline-css">
.wp-block-button__link{background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;color:#fff;font-size:1.125em;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);text-decoration:none}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff}.wp-block-accordion-heading{margin:0}.wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle{background-color:inherit!important;color:inherit!important}.wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle:not(:focus-visible){outline:none}.wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle:focus,.wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle:hover{background-color:inherit!important;border:none;box-shadow:none;color:inherit;padding:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20,1em) 0;text-decoration:none}.wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle:focus-visible{outline:auto;outline-offset:0}.wp-block-tab:not(.has-text-color){color:inherit!important}.wp-block-tab:not(.has-background){background-color:inherit!important}.wp-block-tab:focus,.wp-block-tab:hover{text-decoration:none}.wp-block-tab:focus-visible{outline:auto;outline-offset:0}
/*# sourceURL=/wp-content/plugins/gutenberg-core/v23.8.0/build/styles/block-library/classic.min.css */
</style>
<style id="coblocks-inline-format-inline-css">
.uppercase{text-transform:uppercase}
/*# sourceURL=coblocks-inline-format-inline-css */
</style>
<link crossorigin='anonymous' rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-12-1' href='/_static/??-eJx9jUsOwjAMRC+EY6UgCAvEWZrEKoG4jWq3hduTLvisurFG1nszuBQIQ6/UK5Y8dakXDIPPQ3gINsY6Y0ESl0ww0mwOGJPolwDRVyYTRHb4V8QT/LpGqn8ura4EU0wtZeKKbWlLih1p1eWTQem5rZQ6A96XkUSgXk4Tg97qlqzelS/26KzbN835dH8DjlpbIA==&cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
<style id="global-styles-inline-css">
:root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(6,147,227) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(252,185,0) 0%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,105,0) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--font-family--albert-sans: 'Albert Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--alegreya: Alegreya, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--arvo: Arvo, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--bodoni-moda: 'Bodoni Moda', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--bricolage-grotesque: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--cabin: Cabin, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--chivo: Chivo, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--commissioner: Commissioner, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--cormorant: Cormorant, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--courier-prime: 'Courier Prime', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--crimson-pro: 'Crimson Pro', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--dm-mono: 'DM Mono', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--dm-sans: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--dm-serif-display: 'DM Serif Display', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--domine: Domine, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--eb-garamond: 'EB Garamond', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--epilogue: Epilogue, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fahkwang: Fahkwang, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--figtree: Figtree, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fira-sans: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fjalla-one: 'Fjalla One', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fraunces: Fraunces, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--gabarito: Gabarito, system-ui;--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-sans: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--ibarra-real-nova: 'Ibarra Real Nova', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--instrument-serif: 'Instrument Serif', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--inter: Inter, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--josefin-sans: 'Josefin Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--jost: Jost, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--libre-baskerville: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--libre-franklin: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--literata: Literata, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--lora: Lora, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--merriweather: Merriweather, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--montserrat: Montserrat, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--newsreader: Newsreader, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--noto-sans-mono: 'Noto Sans Mono', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--nunito: Nunito, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--open-sans: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--overpass: Overpass, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--pt-serif: 'PT Serif', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--petrona: Petrona, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--piazzolla: Piazzolla, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--playfair-display: 'Playfair Display', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--plus-jakarta-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--poppins: Poppins, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--raleway: Raleway, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--roboto: Roboto, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--roboto-slab: 'Roboto Slab', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--rubik: Rubik, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--rufina: Rufina, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--sora: Sora, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--source-sans-3: 'Source Sans 3', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--source-serif-4: 'Source Serif 4', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--space-mono: 'Space Mono', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--syne: Syne, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--texturina: Texturina, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--urbanist: Urbanist, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--work-sans: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgb(255, 255, 255), 6px 6px rgb(0, 0, 0);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgb(0, 0, 0);}.wp-block-button{--wp--preset--dimension--25: 25%;--wp--preset--dimension--50: 50%;--wp--preset--dimension--75: 75%;--wp--preset--dimension--100: 100%;}:where(body) { margin: 0; }:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body{padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}:root :where(.wp-element-button, .wp-block-button__link){background-color: #32373c;border-width: 0;color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;letter-spacing: inherit;line-height: inherit;padding-top: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-right: calc(1.333em + 2px);padding-bottom: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-left: calc(1.333em + 2px);text-decoration: none;text-transform: inherit;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;}.has-albert-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--albert-sans) !important;}.has-alegreya-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--alegreya) !important;}.has-arvo-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--arvo) !important;}.has-bodoni-moda-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--bodoni-moda) !important;}.has-bricolage-grotesque-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--bricolage-grotesque) !important;}.has-cabin-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--cabin) !important;}.has-chivo-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--chivo) !important;}.has-commissioner-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--commissioner) !important;}.has-cormorant-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--cormorant) !important;}.has-courier-prime-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--courier-prime) !important;}.has-crimson-pro-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--crimson-pro) !important;}.has-dm-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--dm-mono) !important;}.has-dm-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--dm-sans) !important;}.has-dm-serif-display-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--dm-serif-display) !important;}.has-domine-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--domine) !important;}.has-eb-garamond-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--eb-garamond) !important;}.has-epilogue-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--epilogue) !important;}.has-fahkwang-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fahkwang) !important;}.has-figtree-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--figtree) !important;}.has-fira-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fira-sans) !important;}.has-fjalla-one-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fjalla-one) !important;}.has-fraunces-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fraunces) !important;}.has-gabarito-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--gabarito) !important;}.has-ibm-plex-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-mono) !important;}.has-ibm-plex-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-sans) !important;}.has-ibarra-real-nova-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--ibarra-real-nova) !important;}.has-instrument-serif-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--instrument-serif) !important;}.has-inter-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--inter) !important;}.has-josefin-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--josefin-sans) !important;}.has-jost-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--jost) !important;}.has-libre-baskerville-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--libre-baskerville) !important;}.has-libre-franklin-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--libre-franklin) !important;}.has-literata-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--literata) !important;}.has-lora-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--lora) !important;}.has-merriweather-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--merriweather) !important;}.has-montserrat-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--montserrat) !important;}.has-newsreader-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--newsreader) !important;}.has-noto-sans-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--noto-sans-mono) !important;}.has-nunito-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--nunito) !important;}.has-open-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--open-sans) !important;}.has-overpass-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--overpass) !important;}.has-pt-serif-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--pt-serif) !important;}.has-petrona-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--petrona) !important;}.has-piazzolla-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--piazzolla) !important;}.has-playfair-display-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--playfair-display) !important;}.has-plus-jakarta-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--plus-jakarta-sans) !important;}.has-poppins-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--poppins) !important;}.has-raleway-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--raleway) !important;}.has-roboto-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--roboto) !important;}.has-roboto-slab-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--roboto-slab) !important;}.has-rubik-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--rubik) !important;}.has-rufina-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--rufina) !important;}.has-sora-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--sora) !important;}.has-source-sans-3-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--source-sans-3) !important;}.has-source-serif-4-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--source-serif-4) !important;}.has-space-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--space-mono) !important;}.has-syne-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--syne) !important;}.has-texturina-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--texturina) !important;}.has-urbanist-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--urbanist) !important;}.has-work-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--work-sans) !important;}
/*# sourceURL=global-styles-inline-css */
</style>
<link crossorigin='anonymous' rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-14-1' href='/wp-content/themes/pub/black-letterhead/style.css?m=1741693326i&cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
<style id="jetpack_facebook_likebox-inline-css">
.widget_facebook_likebox {
overflow: hidden;
}
/*# sourceURL=/wp-content/mu-plugins/jetpack-plugin/moon/modules/widgets/facebook-likebox/style.css */
</style>
<link crossorigin='anonymous' rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-16-1' href='/_static/??-eJzTLy/QTc7PK0nNK9HPLdUtyClNz8wr1i9KTcrJTwcy0/WTi5G5ekCujj52Temp+bo5+cmJJZn5eSgc3bScxMwikFb7XFtDE1NLExMLc0OTLACohS2q&cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
<style id="jetpack-global-styles-frontend-style-inline-css">
:root { --font-headings: unset; --font-base: unset; --font-headings-default: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif; --font-base-default: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;}
/*# sourceURL=jetpack-global-styles-frontend-style-inline-css */
</style>
<link crossorigin='anonymous' rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-18-1' href='/_static/??-eJyNjcEKAjEMRH/ImhVlqwfxU6TbhrZrmhTTIv69u+JFvHgZ5sHwBh7VeOGG3KB0U6nHzAoztur87cNQRNYInVBBk7tjcCE83zVz3HrVDfxvumb2MPVMAVR8dmRIougX/DhbwrK8pwNEksnROriU884e9+PJDnaYXxwFS20=&cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
<script id="wpcom-actionbar-placeholder-js-extra">
var actionbardata = {"siteID":"12255943","postID":"0","siteURL":"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com","xhrURL":"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php","nonce":"013702067a","isLoggedIn":"","statusMessage":"","subsEmailDefault":"instantly","proxyScriptUrl":"https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/js/wpcom-proxy-request.js?m=1513050504i&ver=20211021","i18n":{"followedText":"New posts from this site will now appear in your \u003Ca href=\"https://wordpress.com/reader\"\u003EReader\u003C/a\u003E","foldBar":"Collapse this bar","unfoldBar":"Expand this bar","shortLinkCopied":"Shortlink copied to clipboard."}};
//# sourceURL=wpcom-actionbar-placeholder-js-extra
</script>
<script id="jetpack-mu-wpcom-settings-js-before">
var JETPACK_MU_WPCOM_SETTINGS = {"assetsUrl":"https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/jetpack-mu-wpcom-plugin/moon/jetpack_vendor/automattic/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/build/"};
//# sourceURL=jetpack-mu-wpcom-settings-js-before
</script>
<script crossorigin='anonymous' type='text/javascript' src='/_static/??/wp-content/js/rlt-proxy.js,/wp-content/blog-plugins/wordads-classes/js/cmp/v2/cmp-non-gdpr.js?m=1780567333j'></script>
<script id="rlt-proxy-js-after">
rltInitialize( {"token":null,"iframeOrigins":["https:\/\/widgets.wp.com"]} );
//# sourceURL=rlt-proxy-js-after
</script>
<link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
<meta name="generator" content="WordPress.com" />
<link rel='shortlink' href='https://wp.me/Pqkv' />
<!-- Jetpack Open Graph Tags -->
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:title" content="Junk Talk" />
<meta property="og:description" content="a community fix" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/" />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="Junk Talk" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=200&ts=1787445892" />
<meta property="og:image:width" content="200" />
<meta property="og:image:height" content="200" />
<meta property="og:image:alt" content="" />
<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
<meta property="fb:app_id" content="249643311490" />
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@telhajj" />
<!-- End Jetpack Open Graph Tags -->
<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=32" sizes="16x16" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=32" sizes="16x16" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=114" />
<link rel='openid.server' href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/?openidserver=1' />
<link rel='openid.delegate' href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/' />
<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="Junk Talk" />
<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="https://s1.wp.com/opensearch.xml" title="WordPress.com" />
<style id="wpcom-hotfix-masterbar-style">
@media screen and (min-width: 783px) {
#wpadminbar .quicklinks li#wp-admin-bar-my-account.with-avatar > a img {
margin-top: 5px;
}
}
</style>
<style type="text/css">
.recentcomments a {
display: inline !important;
padding: 0 !important;
margin: 0 !important;
}
table.recentcommentsavatartop img.avatar, table.recentcommentsavatarend img.avatar {
border: 0px;
margin: 0;
}
table.recentcommentsavatartop a, table.recentcommentsavatarend a {
border: 0px !important;
background-color: transparent !important;
}
td.recentcommentsavatarend, td.recentcommentsavatartop {
padding: 0px 0px 1px 0px;
margin: 0px;
}
td.recentcommentstextend {
border: none !important;
padding: 0px 0px 2px 10px;
}
.rtl td.recentcommentstextend {
padding: 0px 10px 2px 0px;
}
td.recentcommentstexttop {
border: none;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;
}
.rtl td.recentcommentstexttop {
padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px;
}
</style>
<meta name="description" content="a community fix" />
<style type="text/css">
#header h1 a, #header div.description {
color: #FD5A1E
}
</style><script>
var wa_client = {}; wa_client.cmd = []; wa_client.config = { 'blog_id': 12255943, 'blog_language': 'en', 'is_wordads': false, 'hosting_type': 0, 'afp_account_id': null, 'afp_host_id': 5038568878849053, 'theme': 'pub/black-letterhead', '_': { 'title': 'Advertisement', 'privacy_settings': 'Privacy Settings' }, 'formats': [ 'belowpost', 'bottom_sticky', 'sidebar_sticky_right', 'sidebar', 'gutenberg_rectangle', 'gutenberg_leaderboard', 'gutenberg_mobile_leaderboard', 'gutenberg_skyscraper' ] };
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.doNotSellCallback = function() {
var linkElements = [
'a[href="https://wordpress.com/?ref=footer_blog"]',
'a[href="https://wordpress.com/?ref=footer_website"]',
'a[href="https://wordpress.com/?ref=vertical_footer"]',
'a[href^="https://wordpress.com/?ref=footer_segment_"]',
].join(',');
var dnsLink = document.createElement( 'a' );
dnsLink.href = 'https://wordpress.com/advertising-program-optout/';
dnsLink.classList.add( 'do-not-sell-link' );
dnsLink.rel = 'nofollow';
dnsLink.style.marginLeft = '0.5em';
dnsLink.textContent = 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information';
var creditLinks = document.querySelectorAll( linkElements );
if ( 0 === creditLinks.length ) {
return false;
}
Array.prototype.forEach.call( creditLinks, function( el ) {
el.insertAdjacentElement( 'afterend', dnsLink );
});
return true;
};
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.google_analytics_uacct = "UA-52447-2";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-52447-2']);
_gaq.push(['_gat._anonymizeIp']);
_gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'wordpress.com']);
_gaq.push(['_initData']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga);
})();
</script>
<link crossorigin='anonymous' rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-0-4' href='/_static/??-eJydjdEKgzAMRX9oXVAZ80X8lNHFINU0KU2L+PcibHscY4/ncDkXtuRQpZAUiNUlrnMQg4VK8ri+GKKqwCMIwpMVVwPbQqJ8RbML/F6IOlUmA/RZqxF/Rm/xb7AEpsnNnpny/o3OgzEOzb2/tW3XNf1yAHk4YIM=&cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
</head>
<body class="home blog wp-theme-pubblack-letterhead customizer-styles-applied jetpack-reblog-enabled has-marketing-bar has-marketing-bar-theme-black-letterhead">
<div id="page">
<div id="header" onclick="location.href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com';" style="cursor:pointer;">
<h1><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/">Junk Talk</a></h1>
<div class="description">a community fix</div>
</div>
<div id="content" class="narrowcolumn">
<div class="post-693 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-journal-updates tag-addiction tag-dating tag-journal-updates tag-mari-casey tag-on-normal-men-and-addcit-fear tag-take-heart">
<h2 id="post-693"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/" rel="bookmark">A Valentine’s Day story that you won’t want to miss</a></h2>
<small>Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/journal-updates/" rel="category tag">journal updates</a> with tags <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/addiction/" rel="tag">addiction</a>, <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/dating/" rel="tag">dating</a>, <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/journal-updates/" rel="tag">journal updates</a>, <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/mari-casey/" rel="tag">Mari Casey</a>, <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/on-normal-men-and-addcit-fear/" rel="tag">On normal men and addcit fear</a>, <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/take-heart/" rel="tag">Take Heart</a> on February 13, 2015 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="https://junklit.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/on-normal-men-and-addict-fear/">Take Heart</a> by Mari Casey.</p>
<blockquote><p>But of course he doesn’t want to hear that truth. I can see it in his eyes. He wants to hear something that makes me forgivable—a sob story with neglect, abuse, foster homes, some chronic disease or horrible injury that required a prescription that got me “hooked,” any story with some mitigating factor. It wasn’t like that. He wants some part of my story to explain how I couldn’t have been as bad as he thinks I was, as bad reality was. He wants an excuse because he needs me to be better than a drug addict to fall for me, and he wants to fall for me. He likes me. He thinks I’m funny. He thinks I’m kind, bless his heart. But I’m not a special type of drug addict, not some innocent who accidentally fell arm-first into a needle. I’m not a bad person, either, just an addict. And I’m looking into his eyes which are searching for excuses I don’t have. I’m not a heroic survivor of tragic circumstances. I don’t know what to say.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://junklit.com/2015/02/14/on-normal-men-and-addict-fear/">Read more</a> on Junk.</p>
<div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-693"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-693"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-693" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-693"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-693"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-693" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-693"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-693"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-693" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-693"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-693"
>
<span id="sharing-print-693" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-693"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20A%20Valentine%27s%20Day%20story%20that%20you%20won%27t%20want%20to%20miss&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F02%2F13%2Fa-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-693"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="f5ad00b56f" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-693" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-693"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-693"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-693" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-693-6a8a428466fa8' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=693&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-693-6a8a428466fa8' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-693-6a8a428466fa8' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/#respond"> Leave a comment »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="post-691 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-journal-updates">
<h2 id="post-691"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/" rel="bookmark">Merrill Sunderland Gives Us Stroke</a></h2>
Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/journal-updates/" rel="category tag">journal updates</a> on November 20, 2014 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://junklit.com/2014/11/17/stroke/">Stroke</a> by Merrill Sunderland.</p>
<blockquote><p>Few people are ever willing to barter with the boy: to trade a back rub for a neck rub, for instance, or a foot massage for a scalp massage. And those who even occasionally entertain such requests, he abuses without a second’s though. He becomes animal. He nudges and whimpers and lies down for them, his belly flat on the carpet.</p></blockquote>
<div id="atatags-370373-6a8a4284677f6">
<script type="text/javascript">
__ATA = window.__ATA || {};
__ATA.cmd = window.__ATA.cmd || [];
__ATA.cmd.push(function() {
__ATA.initVideoSlot('atatags-370373-6a8a4284677f6', {
sectionId: '370373',
format: 'inread'
});
});
</script>
</div><div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-691"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-691"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-691" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-691"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-691"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-691" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-691"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-691"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-691" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-691"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-691"
>
<span id="sharing-print-691" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-691"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Merrill%20Sunderland%20Gives%20Us%20Stroke&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F11%2F20%2Fmerrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-691"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="27dc6e87cc" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-691" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-691"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-691"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-691" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-691-6a8a428467d85' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=691&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-691-6a8a428467d85' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-691-6a8a428467d85' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/#respond"> Leave a comment »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="post-689 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-journal-updates">
<h2 id="post-689"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/" rel="bookmark">Junk is back with new work from Gina Warren</a></h2>
Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/journal-updates/" rel="category tag">journal updates</a> on September 29, 2014 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://junklit.com/2014/09/29/some-things-calculable/">Some Things Calculable</a> by Gina Warren.</p>
<blockquote><p>“I’m noticing some tension between us,” Mom tells me, leaning forward to look past Dad, cramped into the narrow airplane seat between us. “And I would like to clear the air before our trip.”</p>
<p>Ten minutes until take-off.</p>
<p>Eighteen hours since I found Mom’s stash of Vicodin in the top left bathroom drawer.</p>
<p> </p></blockquote>
<div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-689"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-689"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-689" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-689"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-689"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-689" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-689"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-689"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-689" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-689"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-689"
>
<span id="sharing-print-689" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-689"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Junk%20is%20back%20with%20new%20work%20from%20Gina%20Warren&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F09%2F29%2Fjunk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-689"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="60029391ae" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-689" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-689"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-689"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-689" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-689-6a8a428468ac6' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=689&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-689-6a8a428468ac6' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-689-6a8a428468ac6' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/#comments">1 Comment »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="post-686 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized">
<h2 id="post-686"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/final-notice-by-fiona-helmsley/" rel="bookmark">Final Notice by Fiona Helmsley</a></h2>
Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> on March 10, 2014 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<p>New work up by the fabulous Fiona Helmsley.</p>
<blockquote><p>She dropped off the check that afternoon. It was for $287. My son’s father had died a few months shy of his fifty-first birthday with less than $300 in tangible assets. It was just a number, a bunch of pennies, dimes and nickels, but it still made my heart hurt.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://junklit.com/2014/03/10/final-notice/">More on Junk</a>.</p>
<div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-686"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/final-notice-by-fiona-helmsley/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-686"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-686" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-686"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/final-notice-by-fiona-helmsley/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-686"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-686" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-686"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/final-notice-by-fiona-helmsley/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-686"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-686" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-686"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/final-notice-by-fiona-helmsley/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-686"
>
<span id="sharing-print-686" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-686"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Final%20Notice%20by%20Fiona%20Helmsley&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F03%2F10%2Ffinal-notice-by-fiona-helmsley%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-686"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="ef0cfb7f38" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/final-notice-by-fiona-helmsley/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-686" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-686"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/final-notice-by-fiona-helmsley/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-686"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-686" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-686-6a8a42846980c' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=686&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-686-6a8a42846980c' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-686-6a8a42846980c' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/final-notice-by-fiona-helmsley/#comments">1 Comment »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="post-681 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-andrea-clark-mason tag-the-miserable">
<h2 id="post-681"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason/" rel="bookmark">The Miserable by Andrea Clark Mason</a></h2>
<small>Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> with tags <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/andrea-clark-mason/" rel="tag">Andrea Clark Mason</a>, <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/the-miserable/" rel="tag">The Miserable</a> on January 14, 2014 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<p>As a young girl, Andrea dreams of revolution.</p>
<blockquote><p>When Anne Hathaway walked onstage in a pink gown to receive an Oscar for her role in <em>Les Miserables</em>, I remembered the year I had seen the musical of the same name: 1988. I was in seventh grade. I had been happy and well-adjusted in elementary school, but in middle school, my female friends became intimidating, and an influx of hormones meant I suddenly didn’t know how to act around boys who used to be my friends. I turned silent, unsure of what to say to anyone except my best friend, who attended another school, and my family. I took refuge in the story about the French revolution.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://junklit.com/2014/01/13/the-miserable/">More on Junk</a>.</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-681"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-681"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-681" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-681"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-681"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-681" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-681"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-681"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-681" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-681"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-681"
>
<span id="sharing-print-681" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-681"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20Miserable%20by%20Andrea%20Clark%20Mason&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F01%2F14%2Fthe-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-681"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="0e3aee19af" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-681" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-681"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-681"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-681" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-681-6a8a42846a875' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=681&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-681-6a8a42846a875' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-681-6a8a42846a875' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason/#respond"> Leave a comment »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="post-679 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-michael-lacare tag-reading-while-driving">
<h2 id="post-679"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/reading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare/" rel="bookmark">Reading While Driving by Michael Lacare</a></h2>
<small>Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> with tags <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/michael-lacare/" rel="tag">Michael Lacare</a>, <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/reading-while-driving/" rel="tag">Reading While Driving</a> on December 26, 2013 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<p>Because memoir should never be exemplary.</p>
<blockquote><p>Whenever I drive, I often find myself reading a book. Not an E-book, but an actual hardcover or paperback book. I don’t do this every time I’m driving, nor do I do it if there happens to be someone else with me in the car, but typically when I’m riding solo.</p>
<p>I pry open the book at a stoplight, prop it up against the steering wheel and gaze down at the words. Every sentence or two, I habitually glance up at the light. Once it turns green, I hold the book up with my right hand while I grip the top of the wheel with my left. I’ve become quite adept at the art of reading while operating heavy machinery, and I’m convinced that no one is more skillful at it than me.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://junklit.com/2013/12/02/reading-while-driving/">More on Junk. </a></p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-679"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/reading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-679"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-679" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-679"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/reading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-679"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-679" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-679"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/reading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-679"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-679" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-679"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/reading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-679"
>
<span id="sharing-print-679" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-679"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Reading%20While%20Driving%20by%20Michael%20Lacare&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F12%2F26%2Freading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-679"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="6dced25ad6" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/reading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-679" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-679"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/reading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-679"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-679" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-679-6a8a42846e4a6' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=679&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-679-6a8a42846e4a6' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-679-6a8a42846e4a6' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/reading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare/#respond"> Leave a comment »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="post-673 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized">
<h2 id="post-673"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/a-gallery-of-junk/" rel="bookmark">A gallery of junk</a></h2>
Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> on November 26, 2013 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<div class="tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized" data-original-width="450" data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":12255943,"permalink":"https:\/\/junklitblog.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/26\/a-gallery-of-junk\/","likes_blog_id":12255943}' itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageGallery" > <div class="gallery-row" style="width: 450px; height: 113px;" data-original-width="450" data-original-height="113" > <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 59px; height: 113px;" data-original-width="59" data-original-height="113" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="width" content="55"> <meta itemprop="height" content="109"> <img class="" data-attachment-id="546" data-orig-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif" data-orig-size="150,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="junk-logo(black)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif?w=150" data-large-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif?w=150" src="https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif?w=55&h=109&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif?w=55&h=110&ssl=1 55w, https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif?w=110&h=220&ssl=1 110w, https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif?w=75&h=150&ssl=1 75w" width="55" height="109" loading="lazy" data-original-width="55" data-original-height="109" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="junk-logo(black)" alt="junk-logo(black)" style="width: 55px; height: 109px;" /> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 76px; height: 113px;" data-original-width="76" data-original-height="113" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="width" content="72"> <meta itemprop="height" content="109"> <img class="" data-attachment-id="6" data-orig-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bustelo1.jpg" data-orig-size="318,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="bustelo" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bustelo1.jpg?w=199" data-large-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bustelo1.jpg?w=318" src="https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bustelo1.jpg?w=72&h=109&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bustelo1.jpg?w=72&h=109&ssl=1 72w, https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bustelo1.jpg?w=144&h=217&ssl=1 144w, https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bustelo1.jpg?w=99&h=150&ssl=1 99w" width="72" height="109" loading="lazy" data-original-width="72" data-original-height="109" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="bustelo" alt="bustelo" style="width: 72px; height: 109px;" /> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 148px; height: 113px;" data-original-width="148" data-original-height="113" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="width" content="144"> <meta itemprop="height" content="109"> <img class="" data-attachment-id="549" data-orig-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/indian500.jpg" data-orig-size="500,380" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="Test This!" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/indian500.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/indian500.jpg?w=450" src="https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/indian500.jpg?w=144&h=109&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/indian500.jpg?w=144&h=109&ssl=1 144w, https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/indian500.jpg?w=288&h=219&ssl=1 288w, https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/indian500.jpg?w=150&h=114&ssl=1 150w" width="144" height="109" loading="lazy" data-original-width="144" data-original-height="109" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Test This!" alt="Test This!" style="width: 144px; height: 109px;" /> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> <div class="gallery-group images-1" style="width: 167px; height: 113px;" data-original-width="167" data-original-height="113" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="width" content="163"> <meta itemprop="height" content="109"> <img class="" data-attachment-id="424" data-orig-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/baby.jpg" data-orig-size="640,427" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="baby" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/baby.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/baby.jpg?w=450" src="https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/baby.jpg?w=163&h=109&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/baby.jpg?w=163&h=109&ssl=1 163w, https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/baby.jpg?w=326&h=218&ssl=1 326w, https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/baby.jpg?w=150&h=100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/baby.jpg?w=300&h=200&ssl=1 300w" width="163" height="109" loading="lazy" data-original-width="163" data-original-height="109" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="baby" alt="baby" style="width: 163px; height: 109px;" /> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> </div> <!-- close row --> </div>
<p>This is just a little test.</p>
<div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-673"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/a-gallery-of-junk/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-673"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-673" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-673"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/a-gallery-of-junk/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-673"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-673" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-673"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/a-gallery-of-junk/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-673"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-673" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-673"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/a-gallery-of-junk/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-673"
>
<span id="sharing-print-673" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-673"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20A%20gallery%20of%20junk&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F11%2F26%2Fa-gallery-of-junk%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-673"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="377baf9563" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/a-gallery-of-junk/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-673" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-673"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/a-gallery-of-junk/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-673"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-673" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-673-6a8a4284715b4' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=673&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-673-6a8a4284715b4' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-673-6a8a4284715b4' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/a-gallery-of-junk/#respond"> Leave a comment »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="post-670 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-editors-corner tag-updates">
<h2 id="post-670"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/junk-has-been-freshly-pressed/" rel="bookmark">Junk has been Freshly Pressed</a></h2>
<small>Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/editors-corner/" rel="category tag">editor's corner</a> with tags <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/updates/" rel="tag">updates</a> on August 28, 2013 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://junklit.com/2012/09/16/heroine/"><img style="margin:7px;border:0 currentColor;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;display:inline;background-image:none;" title="image" alt="image" src="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image_thumb.png?w=470&h=323" width="470" height="323" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>Junk has been freshly pressed by the editorial team at WordPress, which basically just means we’re getting a lot of traffic.</p>
<p>Hooray!</p>
<p>It’s all coming in for Cheryl Strayed’s <a href="http://junklit.com/2012/09/16/heroine/">Heroin/e</a>, a fantastic essay. We’re so proud she let us post it. I don’t know if I mentioned it, but I really don’t know Cheryl all that well. I am one of her Facebook friends because I am northwest writer and we have a lot of friends in common. I hadn’t even met her when I messaged her and asked if we could post her essay, because it fit so well with our journal’s theme. She wrote me back almost immediately. She made it seem as if I were doing her a favor by posting it. She is just that kind of person.</p>
<p>Now, because of her generosity, the WordPress editorial staff’s help, a lot more people will get to read her essay. I’m so pleased to be a part of it. It’s a really good story.</p>
<p><a href="http://junklit.com/2012/09/16/heroine/">Read it</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://junklit.com/2012/09/16/heroine/">Read it again</a>.</p>
<p>You won’t be disappointed.</p>
<div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-670"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/junk-has-been-freshly-pressed/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-670"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-670" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-670"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/junk-has-been-freshly-pressed/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-670"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-670" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-670"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/junk-has-been-freshly-pressed/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-670"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-670" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-670"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/junk-has-been-freshly-pressed/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-670"
>
<span id="sharing-print-670" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-670"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Junk%20has%20been%20Freshly%20Pressed&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F08%2F28%2Fjunk-has-been-freshly-pressed%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-670"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="00dc10c7ab" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/junk-has-been-freshly-pressed/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-670" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-670"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/junk-has-been-freshly-pressed/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-670"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-670" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-670-6a8a4284726a6' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=670&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-670-6a8a4284726a6' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-670-6a8a4284726a6' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/junk-has-been-freshly-pressed/#comments">2 Comments »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="post-650 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-authors tag-allen-zadoff tag-author-interview">
<h2 id="post-650"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/junk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff/" rel="bookmark">Junk Talk Interview with Allen Zadoff</a></h2>
<small>Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/authors/" rel="category tag">authors</a> with tags <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/allen-zadoff/" rel="tag">Allen Zadoff</a>, <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/tag/author-interview/" rel="tag">author interview</a> on February 4, 2013 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><img style="margin:7px;border:0 currentColor;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;display:inline;background-image:none;" title="hungry" alt="hungry" src="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hungry_thumb.jpg?w=257&h=388" width="257" height="388" border="0" /></p>
<p><strong>Allen Zadoff</strong> is the author of several acclaimed novels including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606841513/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1606841513">FOOD, GIRLS, AND OTHER THINGS I CAN’T HAVE</a>, winner of the Sid Fleischman Humor Award and a YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults and the upcoming thriller series <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316199680/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316199680">Boy Nobody</a><img style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=prestens02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0316199680" width="1" height="1" border="0" />. He is a graduate of Cornell University and the Harvard University Institute for Advanced Theatre Training. His training as a super spy, however, has yet to be verified. Visit him on the web at <a href="http://www.allenzadoff.com">www.allenzadoff.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Holly Huckeba </strong>for <strong>Junk Talk: </strong>Overeating seems to have qualities that put it in a class all its own as an obsessive compulsion. Rarely do you hear of recovering alcoholics attempting to drink in moderation. How have addicts in recovery for other things influenced your own recovery from overeating? Does it work the other way, too, where your unique insights have been able to help those suffering from other obsessions?</p>
<p><strong>Allen Zadoff</strong>: Great question, but I think there’s a parallel between recovery from alcohol and overeating. Many food addicts like me discover they have alcoholic foods, substances that for whatever reason trigger a mental and physical obsession. There’s a now-infamous story in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q3M5K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q3M5K8">HUNGRY</a><img loading="lazy" style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=prestens02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001Q3M5K8" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> where I attack a giant chocolate Easter bunny in a colleague’s office, then find myself returning to that office again and again over the course of an afternoon until the bunny is demolished. Chocolate addiction meets Mission Impossible. At the time, I had no idea I was suffering from an eating disorder. Let me correct that. I was over 360 pounds, so I was clearly suffering from something. But I wasn’t yet in recovery and I had no understanding of the addictive cycle. Looking back on my Easter debacle, I see that one bite of chocolate triggered a physical reaction that caused me to crave more along with a mental obsession that forced me back to eat it again until I was sick.</p>
<p>I found later that if I abstained from certain <i>trigger foods</i>, alcoholic foods and behaviors that triggered the cycle, I was free from them. My alcoholic friends tell me that if they don’t pick up the first drink, they don’t get drunk. And if I don’t pick up the first bite of my alcoholic food, I don’t get food drunk. For many of us, the journey towards eating moderately begins with getting sober from alcoholic foods and behaviors.</p>
<p>The big difference is that I still have to eat. I have to find a new healthy relationship with food—food as sustenance rather than as anesthetic. In this way, food recovery might be more akin to recovery from co-dependency issues or sex and love addiction. While a food addict can abstain from alcoholic foods and behaviors absolutely, they cannot abstain from eating. I’ve been very inspired by other addicts and the way they view recovery from their substances.</p>
<p><strong>Junk Talk</strong>: The 90/10 model of recovery from overeating that you propose in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q3M5K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q3M5K8">HUNGRY</a> is simple yet powerful (10% changing how we eat; 90% spiritual and emotional work). What does the 90% include for you, on a daily basis?</p>
<p><strong>Allen Zadoff</strong>: Our dieting culture puts enormous emphasis on food and weight, doesn’t it? So 90/10 was a way for me to share that my focus had to be elsewhere. But I think it’s important to say that it <i>starts </i>with the food for me. It’s just that once I put down the substance, I realized the substance was never the problem. I think a lot of addicts can relate to this. Life is the problem. Or rather, my reaction to life is the problem. It’s the reaction that causes me to need something to soothe myself.</p>
<p>So the 90% is about working on myself so I can find a way to live more comfortably in the world. These days that looks like twenty minutes of meditation twice a day, prayer, therapy, working with fellow overeaters, reporting my food and behavior to someone who knows me and isn’t afraid to call me on it, reading spiritual literature, doing service in my community.</p>
<p>It’s always changing. And by the way, I do it all imperfectly. I watch a lot of bad TV, too.</p>
<p><strong>Junk Talk</strong>: Food addiction can certainly benefit from some PR to override the public and media’s cynicism that it is somehow a moral failure. Do you see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q3M5K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q3M5K8">HUNGRY</a> as part of that PR? Do you feel the need to educate the public or are you strictly speaking to overeaters in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q3M5K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q3M5K8">HUNGRY</a>?</p>
<p><strong>Allen Zadoff</strong>: I feel no need to educate. I’m just trying to share my experience in the hope it might be helpful to anyone who struggles with food, weight, and his/her body. As a side note, one of the greatest letters I received from a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q3M5K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q3M5K8">HUNGRY</a> reader was someone who said, “I gave your book to my husband, and for the first time in our ten year marriage, he said he understands who I am and what I’ve gone through.” That was really gratifying to me, the idea that friends and family of people with food issues could gain some insight by reading the book.</p>
<p><strong>Junk Talk</strong>: Your gratitude for overeating may come as a surprise to some readers. Tell JUNK readers more about how gratitude works for you.<b></b></p>
<p><strong>Allen Zadoff</strong>: It’s a great irony that the thing that almost killed me ended up saving my life and opening my eyes. There’s a lot to hate about the years I spent overeating. As my body got bigger, my life got smaller until there was almost no life to speak of. On the other hand, food kept me sane and comforted me during a troubled adolescence and young adulthood. It worked until it stopped working, until the cure became the poison.</p>
<p>Eventually my total collapse around overeating opened the door to a new life for me—a life of community, spirituality, and emotional growth. I don’t think addiction is the only way to get a new life. But in my case, I ran out of options at 28 years old, and I had to change or die. Today I’m grateful for that.</p>
<p><strong>Junk Talk</strong>: Where do you think <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q3M5K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q3M5K8">HUNGRY</a> fits in the literature: Self Help? Memoir? Diet book? Would a mere problem eater benefit at all from reading your book?</p>
<p><b></b><strong>Allen Zadoff</strong>: I like to think of it as a funny memoir with a serious message. I hear from many problem eaters who write to say, “I don’t have it exactly like you had it, but a lot of what you said made me think, and some of the techniques you describe in the book are helping me.”</p>
<p><strong>Junk Talk</strong>: You’ve written an award-winning young adult novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606841513/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1606841513">FOOD, GIRLS, AND OTHER THINGS I CAN’T HAVE</a>, about a fat kid in high school. How much, if any, of this story is based on your own experience in high school? Do readers often ask you this question? Do you think young adult readers expect more transparency and honesty from authors than adult readers?</p>
<p><strong>Allen Zadoff</strong>: I’ve written three funny young adult novels now, but I’ve got a new dark thriller series starting next year called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316199680/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316199680">BOY NOBODY</a><img style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=prestens02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0316199680" width="1" height="1" border="0" />. An exciting departure for me.</p>
<p>About young adult readers, I think they have a great sniff test. If you lie, you lose them. Being authentic emotionally is very important in young adult literature, but that’s not the same thing as being factual. My book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606841513/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1606841513">FOOD, GIRLS, AND OTHER THINGS I CAN’T HAVE</a> is based on how it felt for me to be big as a teenager. For example, seeing the world based on the size of the chairs. I wouldn’t go to restaurants with booths because I might not fit. I avoided plastic and wicker because they were flimsy and I could break them. In my experience, there are not a lot of 15-year-olds obsessed with wicker. I don’t think you can fake a detail like that. It comes directly from experience. Those are the kinds of things you’ll find in my novels.</p>
<p><strong>Junk Talk</strong>: You’ve got a splendid sense of humor, and laughter definitely helps to deliver the painful messages in both your fiction (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606841513/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1606841513">FOOD, GIRLS</a>) and non-fiction (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q3M5K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q3M5K8">HUNGRY</a>). <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606841513/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1606841513">FOOD, GIRLS</a> won the Sid Fleischman Award for humor, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q3M5K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q3M5K8">HUNGRY</a> is #3 on the Amazon non-fiction e-book list, so obviously plenty of readers enjoy your sense of humor. Do you ever get feedback that your self-deprecating humor hurts or offends some of your readers? If so, how do you respond?</p>
<p><strong>Allen Zadoff</strong>: Most people find it refreshing. I try to approach very serious topics with humor and perspective, but it’s humor born out of a lot of pain. I was 325 pounds by the time I was a junior in high school. That didn’t exactly make me hot stuff on the dating circuit. But my humor isn’t for everyone. And if it offends, I’m probably not the writer for you. I encourage people to find a writer whose voice speaks to them.</p>
<p><strong>Junk Talk</strong>: You quote from WINNIE-THE-POOH throughout <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q3M5K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q3M5K8">HUNGRY</a>, which, in addition to your humorous style, brings levity to a tough subject. But JUNK editors want to know: Is Pooh Bear really a food addict or is Milne’s lovable creation a caricature of an overeater? Or is more going on here?</p>
<p><strong>Allen Zadoff</strong>: I quote only because representatives of the Milne estate were kind enough to allow me to do so! I don’t know about Pooh, but I fear his food issues are a bit more serious than he lets on. Here’s the difference between us. I got to the point where food and weight were making me miserable 100% of the time, and Pooh seems to delight in his eating adventures. Based on that standard, he’s just fine. Cartman, on the other hand—That dude has a problem. We should talk.</p>
<div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-650"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/junk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-650"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-650" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-650"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/junk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-650"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-650" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-650"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/junk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-650"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-650" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-650"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/junk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-650"
>
<span id="sharing-print-650" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-650"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Junk%20Talk%20Interview%20with%20Allen%20Zadoff&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F02%2F04%2Fjunk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-650"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="ba7b94622b" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/junk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-650" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-650"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/junk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-650"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-650" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-650-6a8a428473e93' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=650&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-650-6a8a428473e93' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-650-6a8a428473e93' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/junk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff/#respond"> Leave a comment »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="post-664 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized">
<h2 id="post-664"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff/" rel="bookmark">A Bagel Never Jumped into My Mouth by Allen Zadoff</a></h2>
Posted in <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> on January 15, 2013 by Tim Elhajj</small>
<div class="entry">
<p>For the new you, in 2013: Allen Zadoff and his inspiring story of self discovery with the eating disorder that was threatening his life. </p>
<p>Here is a little “taste.” </p>
<p>“One day in 1995, I was walking toward a McDonald’s on Eighth Street in New York’s West Village. My plan had been to buy healthy food at the grocery store and make myself a nice lunch, but the moment I stepped onto the street, like so many times before, my good intentions were tossed out the window for the siren song of fast food. I started to cry as I walked, knowing I was about to do the thing I didn’t want to do, the thing that had been hurting me all my life. Now at more than 350 pounds, this thing was getting near killing me.</p>
<p>“Suddenly, I stopped in midstride and turned back toward Washington Square Park. I’d never walked away from a binge before, and I had no idea why I was doing it then. Maybe I wasn’t really walking away. Maybe I was going to hijack a pretzel cart. I couldn’t be sure.</p>
<p><font color="#666666"><a href="http://junklit.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth/">Read the rest in issue 10 of Junk . . .</a> </font></p>
<div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-facebook-664"
class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff/?share=facebook"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-664"
>
<span id="sharing-facebook-664" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
</a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-twitter-664"
class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff/?share=twitter"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-664"
>
<span id="sharing-twitter-664" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
</a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-linkedin-664"
class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff/?share=linkedin"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-664"
>
<span id="sharing-linkedin-664" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
</a></li><li><a href="#" class="sharing-anchor sd-button share-more"><span>More</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-hidden"><div class="inner" style="display: none;"><ul><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-print-664"
class="share-print sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff/?share=print"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-print-664"
>
<span id="sharing-print-664" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
</a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-email-664"
class="share-email sd-button share-icon"
href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20A%20Bagel%20Never%20Jumped%20into%20My%20Mouth%20by%20Allen%20Zadoff&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F01%2F15%2Fa-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff%2F&share=email"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-email-664"
data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="2599364fcb" data-email-share-track-url="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff/?share=email">
<span id="sharing-email-664" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Email</span>
</a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
data-shared="sharing-reddit-664"
class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon"
href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff/?share=reddit"
target="_blank"
aria-labelledby="sharing-reddit-664"
>
<span id="sharing-reddit-664" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-12255943-664-6a8a428474cc8' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20260823#blog_id=12255943&post_id=664&origin=junklitblog.wordpress.com&obj_id=12255943-664-6a8a428474cc8' data-name='like-post-frame-12255943-664-6a8a428474cc8' data-title='Like or Reblog'><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class='loading'>Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div></div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff/#respond"> Leave a comment »</a></p>
</div>
<div class="navigation">
<div class="alignleft"><a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/page/2/" >« Older Entries</a></div>
<div class="alignright"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="sidebar">
<ul>
<li id="media_image-3" class="widget widget_media_image"><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://junklit.com/"><img width="150" height="300" src="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif" class="image wp-image-546 aligncenter attachment-full size-full" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" title="Whitey, an elephant who wants to disucss literature." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif 150w, https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif?w=75&h=150 75w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="546" data-permalink="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/junk-logoblack/" data-orig-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif" data-orig-size="150,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="junk-logo(black)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/junk-logoblack1.gif?w=150" /></a></li>
<li id="text-8" class="widget widget_text"><h2 class="widgettitle">Visit the Journal</h2>
<div class="textwidget"><p><a href="http://junklit.com">read junk</a><br />
<a href="http://junklit.com/submit">submit to junk</a></p>
</div>
</li>
<li id="text-10" class="widget widget_text"><h2 class="widgettitle">Press</h2>
<div class="textwidget"><a href="http://blog.junklit.com/hooked-tell-the-truth-introducing-junk-an-online-literary-journal-for-the-obsessive-beast-in-all-of-us/">november 15, 2010</a>
</div>
</li>
<li id="rss-3" class="widget widget_rss"><h2 class="widgettitle"><a class="rsswidget" href="https://junklit.com/feed/" title="Syndicate this content"><img style="background: orange; color: white; border: none;" width="14" height="14" src="https://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/rss.png?m=1354137473i" alt="RSS" /></a> <a class="rsswidget" href="https://junklit.com" title="a literary fix">Recently published @ Junk, a literary fix</a></h2>
<ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2021/01/18/in-the-hospital/' title='by Luisa Milano She tells me that my vitals are fine. With heavy wires taped to my chest, I nervously laugh a little and squeeze the nurse’s hand. “Check my pulse again, just one more time,” I plead. I bring my wrist to her fingers until she gives in. Her index finger gently presses […]'>In the Hospital</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2020/01/14/her-executioner/' title='The day he executed my sister was like any other day.'>Her Executioner</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2017/09/04/two-poems-trinity-and-chore-by-gale-acuff/' title='by Gale Acuff Trinity If my parents separate I’ll go live with—which one? I have a choice. I stand there on the little oval rug on the oak floor and look at one and then the other and then the one again—by then, of course, the other—and fall to my knees (I’m short for my age […]'>Two Poems, “Trinity” and “Chore,” by Gale Acuff</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2015/02/14/on-normal-men-and-addict-fear/' title='by Mari Casey The most difficult part of my recovery today, the most terrifying prospect in my life is not related to an urge to use or a potential relapse. It’s about dating. I’m twenty-six and single—a fun idea, right?—except I have four years clean, and just the thought of going on a date turns […]'>Take Heart</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2014/11/17/stroke/' title='by Merrill Sunderland I. HANDS Few people are ever willing to barter with the boy: to trade a back rub for a neck rub, for instance, or a foot massage for a scalp massage. And those who even occasionally entertain such requests, he abuses without a second’s though. He becomes animal. He nudges and whimpers […]'>Stroke</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2014/09/29/some-things-calculable/' title='by Gina Warren “I’m noticing some tension between us,” Mom tells me, leaning forward to look past Dad, cramped into the narrow airplane seat between us. “And I would like to clear the air before our trip.” Ten minutes until take-off. Eighteen hours since I found Mom’s stash of Vicodin in the top left bathroom […]'>Some Things Calculable</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2014/05/19/red-brown-and-navy-blue/' title='by Kathy Curto Jack’s scabs are back. Crusty and mostly brown but there are some red ones, too, and they go up and down his skinny arms. On the top of his arms he used to have smooth, round muscles that looked like perfect baseballs when he flexed which always made my mother say “Sure, […]'>Red, Brown and Navy Blue</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2014/04/14/mountain-light/' title='by Mark Liebenow Light flows down the mountains and fills the photographs of Yosemite I took a few weeks ago. October’s sunlight crinkles and flashes off the cascades that rush toward Happy Isles, and when the river enters the green shade under the trees, on the left side of the island where Evelyn liked to […]'>Mountain Light</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2014/03/10/final-notice/' title='by Fiona Helmsley “As soon as the collection agencies discover he’s dead, they are going to drain that bank account,” John’s sister, Rebecca, said. “I’ll write you a check for the balance, minus a few cents to keep the account open, and date the check for a few days before he died.” Rebecca had been […]'>Final Notice</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://junklit.com/2014/02/10/spin/' title='Here are the basic facts: A ceiling fan is a mechanical fan, usually electrically powered, suspended from the ceiling of a room, that uses hub-mounted rotating paddles to circulate air. Ceiling fans generally spin between 80 and 300 revolutions-per-minute (RPMs) with about 220 RPMs as a common high speed and 100 a common low.'>Spin</a></li></ul></li>
<li id="search-4" class="widget widget_search"><h2 class="widgettitle">Search Junk Talk</h2>
<form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/">
<div>
<label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">Search for:</label>
<input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s" />
<input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search" />
</div>
</form></li>
<li id="media_image-2" class="widget widget_media_image"><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936290634/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prestens02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1936290634"><img class="image aligncenter" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5478225336_d07b097c93_m.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="240" /></a></li>
<li id="recent-posts-3" class="widget widget_recent_entries">
<h2 class="widgettitle">Recent:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/">A Valentine’s Day story that you won’t want to miss</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/">Merrill Sunderland Gives Us Stroke</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/">Junk is back with new work from Gina Warren</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li id="archives-3" class="widget widget_archive"><h2 class="widgettitle">Archives:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/'>February 2015</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/'>November 2014</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/'>September 2014</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/'>March 2014</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/'>January 2014</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/'>December 2013</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/'>November 2013</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/'>August 2013</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/'>February 2013</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/'>January 2013</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/'>November 2012</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/'>October 2012</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/'>September 2012</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/'>August 2012</a> (2)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/'>May 2012</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/'>April 2012</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/'>February 2012</a> (3)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/'>January 2012</a> (2)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/'>December 2011</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/'>November 2011</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/'>October 2011</a> (2)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/'>September 2011</a> (3)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/08/'>August 2011</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/'>July 2011</a> (4)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/'>June 2011</a> (4)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/'>May 2011</a> (6)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/'>April 2011</a> (2)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/'>March 2011</a> (2)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/02/'>February 2011</a> (2)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/'>January 2011</a> (3)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/'>December 2010</a> (2)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/'>November 2010</a> (2)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/'>October 2010</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/'>May 2010</a> (2)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/'>April 2010</a> (1)</li>
<li><a href='https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/'>March 2010</a> (13)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li id="text-9" class="widget widget_text"> <div class="textwidget"><!-- Facebook Badge START --><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/junklit" target="_TOP" title="Junk" rel="noopener"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/badge.facebook.com/badge/336587233111.5495.2038926388.png" width="137" height="84" style="border:0;" /></a><!-- Facebook Badge END --></div>
</li>
<li id="blog-stats-2" class="widget widget_blog-stats"><h2 class="widgettitle">Junk Talk Stats</h2>
<ul>
<li>13,206 hits</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li id="rss_links-4" class="widget widget_rss_links"><p class="size-small"><a class="feed-image-link" href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/feed/" title="Subscribe to Posts"><img src="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/i/rss/silver-small.png?m=1391188133i" alt="RSS Feed" /></a> <a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/feed/" title="Subscribe to Posts">RSS - Posts</a></p>
</li>
<li id="facebook-likebox-3" class="widget widget_facebook_likebox"> <div id="fb-root"></div>
<div class="fb-page" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/junklit" data-width="195" data-height="130" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true" data-tabs="false" data-hide-cta="false" data-small-header="false">
<div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/junklit"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/junklit"></a></blockquote></div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="footer">
<p class="center">
<a href="https://wordpress.com/?ref=footer_website" rel="nofollow">Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.</a> </p>
</div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var infiniteScroll = {"settings":{"id":"content","ajaxurl":"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/?infinity=scrolling","type":"scroll","wrapper":true,"wrapper_class":"infinite-wrap","footer":"page","click_handle":"1","text":"Older posts","totop":"Scroll back to top","currentday":"15.01.13","order":"DESC","scripts":[],"styles":[],"google_analytics":false,"offset":1,"history":{"host":"junklitblog.wordpress.com","path":"/page/%d/","use_trailing_slashes":true,"parameters":""},"query_args":{"error":"","m":"","p":0,"post_parent":"","subpost":"","subpost_id":"","attachment":"","attachment_id":0,"name":"","pagename":"","page_id":0,"second":"","minute":"","hour":"","day":0,"monthnum":0,"year":0,"w":0,"category_name":"","tag":"","cat":"","tag_id":"","author":"","author_name":"","feed":"","tb":"","paged":0,"meta_key":"","meta_value":"","preview":"","s":"","sentence":"","title":"","fields":"all","menu_order":"","embed":"","category__in":[],"category__not_in":[],"category__and":[],"post__in":[],"post__not_in":[],"post_name__in":[],"tag__in":[],"tag__not_in":[],"tag__and":[],"tag_slug__in":[],"tag_slug__and":[],"post_parent__in":[],"post_parent__not_in":[],"author__in":[],"author__not_in":[],"search_columns":[],"lazy_load_term_meta":false,"posts_per_page":10,"ignore_sticky_posts":false,"suppress_filters":false,"cache_results":true,"update_post_term_cache":true,"update_menu_item_cache":false,"update_post_meta_cache":true,"post_type":"","nopaging":false,"comments_per_page":"50","no_found_rows":false,"order":"DESC"},"query_before":"2026-08-22 17:44:52","last_post_date":"2013-01-15 13:04:07","body_class":"infinite-scroll neverending","loading_text":"Loading new page","stats":"blog=12255943\u0026v=wpcom\u0026tz=-7\u0026user_id=0\u0026arch_home=1\u0026subd=junklitblog\u0026x_pagetype=infinite"}};
</script>
<!-- -->
<script type="speculationrules">
{"prefetch":[{"source":"document","where":{"and":[{"href_matches":"/*"},{"not":{"href_matches":["/wp-*.php","/wp-admin/*","/files/*","/wp-content/*","/wp-content/plugins/*","/wp-content/themes/pub/black-letterhead/*","/*\\?(.+)"]}},{"not":{"selector_matches":"a[rel~=\"nofollow\"]"}},{"not":{"selector_matches":".no-prefetch, .no-prefetch a"}}]},"eagerness":"conservative"}]}
</script>
<script id="grofiles-cards-js" src="//0.gravatar.com/js/hovercards/hovercards.min.js?ver=202634d1133547e8a1f2801609f51cef12522abe7f6647d869e9fbc974fe356a37e613"></script>
<script id="wpgroho-js-extra">
var WPGroHo = {"my_hash":""};
//# sourceURL=wpgroho-js-extra
</script>
<script crossorigin='anonymous' type='text/javascript' src='/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravatar-hovercards/wpgroho.js?m=1610363240i'></script>
<script>
// Initialize and attach hovercards to all gravatars
( function() {
function init() {
if ( typeof Gravatar === 'undefined' ) {
return;
}
if ( typeof Gravatar.init !== 'function' ) {
return;
}
Gravatar.profile_cb = function ( hash, id ) {
WPGroHo.syncProfileData( hash, id );
};
Gravatar.my_hash = WPGroHo.my_hash;
Gravatar.init(
'body',
'#wp-admin-bar-my-account',
{
i18n: {
'Edit your profile →': 'Edit your profile →',
'View profile →': 'View profile →',
'Contact': 'Contact',
'Send money': 'Send money',
'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile.': 'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile.',
'Gravatar not found.': 'Gravatar not found.',
'Too Many Requests.': 'Too Many Requests.',
'Internal Server Error.': 'Internal Server Error.',
'Is this you?': 'Is this you?',
'Claim your free profile.': 'Claim your free profile.',
'Email': 'Email',
'Home Phone': 'Home Phone',
'Work Phone': 'Work Phone',
'Cell Phone': 'Cell Phone',
'Contact Form': 'Contact Form',
'Calendar': 'Calendar',
},
}
);
}
if ( document.readyState !== 'loading' ) {
init();
} else {
document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', init );
}
} )();
</script>
<div style="display:none">
</div>
<div id="infinite-footer">
<div class="container">
<div class="blog-info">
<a id="infinity-blog-title" href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/" rel="home">
Junk Talk </a>
</div>
<div class="blog-credits">
<a href="https://wordpress.com/?ref=footer_blog" rel="nofollow">Blog at WordPress.com.</a> </div>
</div>
</div><!-- #infinite-footer -->
<!-- CCPA [start] -->
<script type="text/javascript">
( function () {
var setupPrivacy = function() {
// Minimal Mozilla Cookie library
// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie/Simple_document.cookie_framework
var cookieLib = window.cookieLib = {getItem:function(e){return e&&decodeURIComponent(document.cookie.replace(new RegExp("(?:(?:^|.*;)\\s*"+encodeURIComponent(e).replace(/[\-\.\+\*]/g,"\\$&")+"\\s*\\=\\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$"),"$1"))||null},setItem:function(e,o,n,t,r,i){if(!e||/^(?:expires|max\-age|path|domain|secure)$/i.test(e))return!1;var c="";if(n)switch(n.constructor){case Number:c=n===1/0?"; expires=Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT":"; max-age="+n;break;case String:c="; expires="+n;break;case Date:c="; expires="+n.toUTCString()}return"rootDomain"!==r&&".rootDomain"!==r||(r=(".rootDomain"===r?".":"")+document.location.hostname.split(".").slice(-2).join(".")),document.cookie=encodeURIComponent(e)+"="+encodeURIComponent(o)+c+(r?"; domain="+r:"")+(t?"; path="+t:"")+(i?"; secure":""),!0}};
// Implement IAB USP API.
window.__uspapi = function( command, version, callback ) {
// Validate callback.
if ( typeof callback !== 'function' ) {
return;
}
// Validate the given command.
if ( command !== 'getUSPData' || version !== 1 ) {
callback( null, false );
return;
}
// Check for GPC. If set, override any stored cookie.
if ( navigator.globalPrivacyControl ) {
callback( { version: 1, uspString: '1YYN' }, true );
return;
}
// Check for cookie.
var consent = cookieLib.getItem( 'usprivacy' );
// Invalid cookie.
if ( null === consent ) {
callback( null, false );
return;
}
// Everything checks out. Fire the provided callback with the consent data.
callback( { version: 1, uspString: consent }, true );
};
// Initialization.
document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() {
// Internal functions.
var setDefaultOptInCookie = function() {
var value = '1YNN';
var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 365 * 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
};
var setDefaultOptOutCookie = function() {
var value = '1YYN';
var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
};
var setDefaultNotApplicableCookie = function() {
var value = '1---';
var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
};
var setCcpaAppliesCookie = function( applies ) {
var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
cookieLib.setItem( 'ccpa_applies', applies, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
}
var maybeCallDoNotSellCallback = function() {
if ( 'function' === typeof window.doNotSellCallback ) {
return window.doNotSellCallback();
}
return false;
}
// Look for usprivacy cookie first.
var usprivacyCookie = cookieLib.getItem( 'usprivacy' );
// Found a usprivacy cookie.
if ( null !== usprivacyCookie ) {
// If the cookie indicates that CCPA does not apply, then bail.
if ( '1---' === usprivacyCookie ) {
return;
}
// CCPA applies, so call our callback to add Do Not Sell link to the page.
maybeCallDoNotSellCallback();
// We're all done, no more processing needed.
return;
}
// We don't have a usprivacy cookie, so check to see if we have a CCPA applies cookie.
var ccpaCookie = cookieLib.getItem( 'ccpa_applies' );
// No CCPA applies cookie found, so we'll need to geolocate if this visitor is from California.
// This needs to happen client side because we do not have region geo data in our $SERVER headers,
// only country data -- therefore we can't vary cache on the region.
if ( null === ccpaCookie ) {
var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
request.open( 'GET', 'https://public-api.wordpress.com/geo/', true );
request.onreadystatechange = function () {
if ( 4 === this.readyState ) {
if ( 200 === this.status ) {
// Got a geo response. Parse out the region data.
var data = JSON.parse( this.response );
var region = data.region ? data.region.toLowerCase() : '';
var ccpa_applies = ['california', 'colorado', 'connecticut', 'delaware', 'indiana', 'iowa', 'montana', 'new jersey', 'oregon', 'tennessee', 'texas', 'utah', 'virginia'].indexOf( region ) > -1;
// Set CCPA applies cookie. This keeps us from having to make a geo request too frequently.
setCcpaAppliesCookie( ccpa_applies );
// Check if CCPA applies to set the proper usprivacy cookie.
if ( ccpa_applies ) {
if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
setDefaultOptInCookie();
} else {
// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
setDefaultOptOutCookie();
}
} else {
// CCPA does not apply.
setDefaultNotApplicableCookie();
}
} else {
// Could not geo, so let's assume for now that CCPA applies to be safe.
setCcpaAppliesCookie( true );
if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
setDefaultOptInCookie();
} else {
// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
setDefaultOptOutCookie();
}
}
}
};
// Send the geo request.
request.send();
} else {
// We found a CCPA applies cookie.
if ( ccpaCookie === 'true' ) {
if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
setDefaultOptInCookie();
} else {
// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
setDefaultOptOutCookie();
}
} else {
// CCPA does not apply.
setDefaultNotApplicableCookie();
}
}
} );
};
// Kickoff initialization.
if ( window.defQueue && defQueue.isLOHP && defQueue.isLOHP === 2020 ) {
defQueue.items.push( setupPrivacy );
} else {
setupPrivacy();
}
} )();
</script>
<!-- CCPA [end] -->
<div class="widget widget_eu_cookie_law_widget">
<div
class="hide-on-button ads-active"
data-hide-timeout="30"
data-consent-expiration="180"
id="eu-cookie-law"
style="display: none"
>
<form method="post">
<input type="submit" value="Close and accept" class="accept" />
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. <br />
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here:
<a href="https://automattic.com/cookies/" rel="nofollow">
Cookie Policy </a>
</form>
</div>
</div> <div id="actionbar" dir="ltr" style="display: none;"
class="actnbr-pub-black-letterhead actnbr-has-follow actnbr-has-actions">
<ul>
<li class="actnbr-btn actnbr-hidden">
<a class="actnbr-action actnbr-actn-follow " href="">
<svg class="gridicon" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="m4 4.5h12v6.5h1.5v-6.5-1.5h-1.5-12-1.5v1.5 10.5c0 1.1046.89543 2 2 2h7v-1.5h-7c-.27614 0-.5-.2239-.5-.5zm10.5 2h-9v1.5h9zm-5 3h-4v1.5h4zm3.5 1.5h-1v1h1zm-1-1.5h-1.5v1.5 1 1.5h1.5 1 1.5v-1.5-1-1.5h-1.5zm-2.5 2.5h-4v1.5h4zm6.5 1.25h1.5v2.25h2.25v1.5h-2.25v2.25h-1.5v-2.25h-2.25v-1.5h2.25z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
<span>Subscribe</span>
</a>
<a class="actnbr-action actnbr-actn-following no-display" href="">
<svg class="gridicon" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M16 4.5H4V15C4 15.2761 4.22386 15.5 4.5 15.5H11.5V17H4.5C3.39543 17 2.5 16.1046 2.5 15V3H17.5V12.5H16V4.5ZM5.5 6.5H14.5V8H5.5V6.5ZM5.5 9.5H9.5V11H5.5V9.5ZM12 11H13V12H12V11ZM10.5 9.5H14.5V13.5H10.5V9.5ZM5.5 12H9.5V13.5H5.5V12Z" fill="#008A20"></path><path d="M19.5303 15.0303L15.5 19.0605L12.9697 16.5303L14.0303 15.4697L15.5 16.9395L18.4697 13.9697L19.5303 15.0303Z" fill="#008A20"></path></svg>
<span>Subscribed</span>
</a>
<div class="actnbr-popover tip tip-top-left actnbr-notice" id="follow-bubble">
<div class="tip-arrow"></div>
<div class="tip-inner actnbr-follow-bubble">
<ul>
<li class="actnbr-sitename">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com">
<img loading='lazy' alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=50&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=50&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 1x, https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=75&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 1.5x, https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=100&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 2x, https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=150&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 3x, https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=200&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 4x' class='avatar avatar-50' height='50' width='50' /> Junk Talk </a>
</li>
<div class="actnbr-message no-display"></div>
<form method="post" action="https://subscribe.wordpress.com" accept-charset="utf-8" style="display: none;">
<div>
<input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Enter your email address" class="actnbr-email-field" aria-label="Enter your email address" />
</div>
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="subscribe" />
<input type="hidden" name="blog_id" value="12255943" />
<input type="hidden" name="source" value="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/" />
<input type="hidden" name="sub-type" value="actionbar-follow" />
<input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="bdceade157" /> <div class="actnbr-button-wrap">
<button type="submit" value="Sign me up">
Sign me up </button>
</div>
</form>
<li class="actnbr-login-nudge">
<div>
Already have a WordPress.com account? <a href="https://wordpress.com/log-in?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F02%2F13%2Fa-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss%2F&signup_flow=account">Log in now.</a> </div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="actnbr-ellipsis actnbr-hidden">
<svg class="gridicon gridicons-ellipsis" height="24" width="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M7 12c0 1.104-.896 2-2 2s-2-.896-2-2 .896-2 2-2 2 .896 2 2zm12-2c-1.104 0-2 .896-2 2s.896 2 2 2 2-.896 2-2-.896-2-2-2zm-7 0c-1.104 0-2 .896-2 2s.896 2 2 2 2-.896 2-2-.896-2-2-2z"/></g></svg> <div class="actnbr-popover tip tip-top-left actnbr-more">
<div class="tip-arrow"></div>
<div class="tip-inner">
<ul>
<li class="actnbr-sitename">
<a href="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com">
<img loading='lazy' alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=50&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=50&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 1x, https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=75&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 1.5x, https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=100&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 2x, https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=150&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 3x, https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/07ac06b0275db2a4b4bd505774c8957eecb91c27e6a0ab63ae14c2354f002193?s=200&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Flogo%2Fwpcom-gray-white.png 4x' class='avatar avatar-50' height='50' width='50' /> Junk Talk </a>
</li>
<li class="actnbr-folded-follow">
<a class="actnbr-action actnbr-actn-follow " href="">
<svg class="gridicon" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="m4 4.5h12v6.5h1.5v-6.5-1.5h-1.5-12-1.5v1.5 10.5c0 1.1046.89543 2 2 2h7v-1.5h-7c-.27614 0-.5-.2239-.5-.5zm10.5 2h-9v1.5h9zm-5 3h-4v1.5h4zm3.5 1.5h-1v1h1zm-1-1.5h-1.5v1.5 1 1.5h1.5 1 1.5v-1.5-1-1.5h-1.5zm-2.5 2.5h-4v1.5h4zm6.5 1.25h1.5v2.25h2.25v1.5h-2.25v2.25h-1.5v-2.25h-2.25v-1.5h2.25z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
<span>Subscribe</span>
</a>
<a class="actnbr-action actnbr-actn-following no-display" href="">
<svg class="gridicon" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M16 4.5H4V15C4 15.2761 4.22386 15.5 4.5 15.5H11.5V17H4.5C3.39543 17 2.5 16.1046 2.5 15V3H17.5V12.5H16V4.5ZM5.5 6.5H14.5V8H5.5V6.5ZM5.5 9.5H9.5V11H5.5V9.5ZM12 11H13V12H12V11ZM10.5 9.5H14.5V13.5H10.5V9.5ZM5.5 12H9.5V13.5H5.5V12Z" fill="#008A20"></path><path d="M19.5303 15.0303L15.5 19.0605L12.9697 16.5303L14.0303 15.4697L15.5 16.9395L18.4697 13.9697L19.5303 15.0303Z" fill="#008A20"></path></svg>
<span>Subscribed</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="actnbr-signup"><a href="https://wordpress.com/start/">Sign up</a></li>
<li class="actnbr-login"><a href="https://wordpress.com/log-in?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F02%2F13%2Fa-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss%2F&signup_flow=account">Log in</a></li>
<li class="flb-report">
<a href="https://wordpress.com/abuse/?report_url=https://junklitblog.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
Report this content </a>
</li>
<li class="actnbr-reader">
<a href="https://wordpress.com/reader/feeds/54870305">
View site in Reader </a>
</li>
<li class="actnbr-subs">
<a href="https://subscribe.wordpress.com/">Manage subscriptions</a>
</li>
<li class="actnbr-fold"><a href="">Collapse this bar</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<script>
window.addEventListener( "DOMContentLoaded", function( event ) {
var link = document.createElement( "link" );
link.href = "/wp-content/mu-plugins/actionbar/actionbar.css?v=20250116";
link.type = "text/css";
link.rel = "stylesheet";
document.head.appendChild( link );
var script = document.createElement( "script" );
script.src = "/wp-content/mu-plugins/actionbar/actionbar.js?v=20250204";
document.body.appendChild( script );
} );
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.WPCOM_sharing_counts = {"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/a-valentines-day-story-that-you-wont-want-to-miss/":693,"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/merrill-sunderland-gives-us-stroke/":691,"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/junk-is-back-with-new-work-from-gina-warren/":689,"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/final-notice-by-fiona-helmsley/":686,"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-miserable-by-andrea-clark-mason/":681,"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/reading-while-driving-by-michael-lacare/":679,"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/a-gallery-of-junk/":673,"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/junk-has-been-freshly-pressed/":670,"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/junk-talk-interview-with-allen-zadoff/":650,"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/a-bagel-never-jumped-into-my-mouth-by-allen-zadoff/":664};
</script>
<div id="jp-carousel-loading-overlay">
<div id="jp-carousel-loading-wrapper">
<span id="jp-carousel-library-loading"><svg class="jetpack-spinner" width="40" height="40" viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="50" cy="50" r="46" fill="none" stroke="#ddd" stroke-width="8"/><path d="M 50 4 A 46 46 0 0 1 96 50" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="8" stroke-linecap="round"><animateTransform attributeName="transform" type="rotate" dur="1.4s" from="0 50 50" to="360 50 50" repeatCount="indefinite"/></path></svg></span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="jp-carousel-overlay" style="display: none;">
<div class="jp-carousel-container">
<!-- The Carousel Swiper -->
<div
class="jp-carousel-wrap swiper jp-carousel-swiper-container jp-carousel-transitions"
itemscope
itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageGallery">
<div class="jp-carousel swiper-wrapper"></div>
<div class="jp-swiper-button-prev swiper-button-prev">
<svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<mask id="maskPrev" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="8" y="6" width="9" height="12">
<path d="M16.2072 16.59L11.6496 12L16.2072 7.41L14.8041 6L8.8335 12L14.8041 18L16.2072 16.59Z" fill="white"/>
</mask>
<g mask="url(#maskPrev)">
<rect x="0.579102" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/>
</g>
</svg>
</div>
<div class="jp-swiper-button-next swiper-button-next">
<svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<mask id="maskNext" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="8" y="6" width="8" height="12">
<path d="M8.59814 16.59L13.1557 12L8.59814 7.41L10.0012 6L15.9718 12L10.0012 18L8.59814 16.59Z" fill="white"/>
</mask>
<g mask="url(#maskNext)">
<rect x="0.34375" width="23.8822" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/>
</g>
</svg>
</div>
</div>
<!-- The main close buton -->
<div class="jp-carousel-close-hint">
<svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<mask id="maskClose" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="5" y="5" width="15" height="14">
<path d="M19.3166 6.41L17.9135 5L12.3509 10.59L6.78834 5L5.38525 6.41L10.9478 12L5.38525 17.59L6.78834 19L12.3509 13.41L17.9135 19L19.3166 17.59L13.754 12L19.3166 6.41Z" fill="white"/>
</mask>
<g mask="url(#maskClose)">
<rect x="0.409668" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/>
</g>
</svg>
</div>
<!-- Image info, comments and meta -->
<div class="jp-carousel-info">
<div class="jp-carousel-info-footer">
<div class="jp-carousel-pagination-container">
<div class="jp-swiper-pagination swiper-pagination"></div>
<div class="jp-carousel-pagination"></div>
</div>
<div class="jp-carousel-photo-title-container">
<div class="jp-carousel-photo-caption"></div>
</div>
<div class="jp-carousel-photo-icons-container">
<a href="#" class="jp-carousel-icon-btn jp-carousel-icon-info" aria-label="Toggle photo metadata visibility">
<span class="jp-carousel-icon">
<svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<mask id="maskInfo" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="2" y="2" width="21" height="20">
<path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M12.7537 2C7.26076 2 2.80273 6.48 2.80273 12C2.80273 17.52 7.26076 22 12.7537 22C18.2466 22 22.7046 17.52 22.7046 12C22.7046 6.48 18.2466 2 12.7537 2ZM11.7586 7V9H13.7488V7H11.7586ZM11.7586 11V17H13.7488V11H11.7586ZM4.79292 12C4.79292 16.41 8.36531 20 12.7537 20C17.142 20 20.7144 16.41 20.7144 12C20.7144 7.59 17.142 4 12.7537 4C8.36531 4 4.79292 7.59 4.79292 12Z" fill="white"/>
</mask>
<g mask="url(#maskInfo)">
<rect x="0.8125" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/>
</g>
</svg>
</span>
</a>
<a href="#" class="jp-carousel-icon-btn jp-carousel-icon-comments" aria-label="Toggle photo comments visibility">
<span class="jp-carousel-icon">
<svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<mask id="maskComments" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="2" y="2" width="21" height="20">
<path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M4.3271 2H20.2486C21.3432 2 22.2388 2.9 22.2388 4V16C22.2388 17.1 21.3432 18 20.2486 18H6.31729L2.33691 22V4C2.33691 2.9 3.2325 2 4.3271 2ZM6.31729 16H20.2486V4H4.3271V18L6.31729 16Z" fill="white"/>
</mask>
<g mask="url(#maskComments)">
<rect x="0.34668" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/>
</g>
</svg>
<span class="jp-carousel-has-comments-indicator" aria-label="This image has comments."></span>
</span>
</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="jp-carousel-info-extra">
<div class="jp-carousel-info-content-wrapper">
<div class="jp-carousel-photo-title-container">
<div class="jp-carousel-photo-title"></div>
</div>
<div class="jp-carousel-comments-wrapper">
<div id="jp-carousel-comments-loading">
<span>Loading Comments...</span>
</div>
<div class="jp-carousel-comments"></div>
<div id="jp-carousel-comment-form-container">
<span id="jp-carousel-comment-form-spinner"><svg class="jetpack-spinner" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="50" cy="50" r="46" fill="none" stroke="#ddd" stroke-width="8"/><path d="M 50 4 A 46 46 0 0 1 96 50" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="8" stroke-linecap="round"><animateTransform attributeName="transform" type="rotate" dur="1.4s" from="0 50 50" to="360 50 50" repeatCount="indefinite"/></path></svg></span>
<div id="jp-carousel-comment-post-results"></div>
<form id="jp-carousel-comment-form">
<label for="jp-carousel-comment-form-comment-field" class="screen-reader-text">Write a Comment...</label>
<textarea
name="comment"
class="jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-textarea"
id="jp-carousel-comment-form-comment-field"
placeholder="Write a Comment..."
></textarea>
<div id="jp-carousel-comment-form-submit-and-info-wrapper">
<div id="jp-carousel-comment-form-commenting-as">
<fieldset>
<label for="jp-carousel-comment-form-email-field">Email (Required)</label>
<input type="text" name="email" class="jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field" id="jp-carousel-comment-form-email-field" />
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<label for="jp-carousel-comment-form-author-field">Name (Required)</label>
<input type="text" name="author" class="jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field" id="jp-carousel-comment-form-author-field" />
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<label for="jp-carousel-comment-form-url-field">Website</label>
<input type="text" name="url" class="jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field" id="jp-carousel-comment-form-url-field" />
</fieldset>
</div>
<input
type="submit"
name="submit"
class="jp-carousel-comment-form-button"
id="jp-carousel-comment-form-button-submit"
value="Post Comment" />
</div>
</form>
</div>
</div>
<div class="jp-carousel-image-meta">
<div class="jp-carousel-title-and-caption">
<div class="jp-carousel-photo-info">
<div class="jp-carousel-caption" itemprop="caption description"></div>
</div>
<div class="jp-carousel-photo-description"></div>
</div>
<a class="jp-carousel-image-download" href="#" aria-label="Download image" target="_blank" style="display: none;">
<svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<mask id="mask0" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="3" y="3" width="19" height="18">
<path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M5.84615 5V19H19.7775V12H21.7677V19C21.7677 20.1 20.8721 21 19.7775 21H5.84615C4.74159 21 3.85596 20.1 3.85596 19V5C3.85596 3.9 4.74159 3 5.84615 3H12.8118V5H5.84615ZM14.802 5V3H21.7677V10H19.7775V6.41L9.99569 16.24L8.59261 14.83L18.3744 5H14.802Z" fill="white"/>
</mask>
<g mask="url(#mask0)">
<rect x="0.870605" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/>
</g>
</svg>
<span class="jp-carousel-download-text"></span>
</a>
<div class="jp-carousel-image-map" style="display: none;"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
(function () {
var wpcom_reblog = {
source: 'toolbar',
toggle_reblog_box_flair: function (obj_id, post_id) {
// Go to site selector. This will redirect to their blog if they only have one.
const postEndpoint = `https://wordpress.com/post`;
// Ideally we would use the permalink here, but fortunately this will be replaced with the
// post permalink in the editor.
const originalURL = `${ document.location.href }?page_id=${ post_id }`;
const url =
postEndpoint +
'?url=' +
encodeURIComponent( originalURL ) +
'&is_post_share=true' +
'&v=5';
const redirect = function () {
if (
! window.open( url, '_blank' )
) {
location.href = url;
}
};
if ( /Firefox/.test( navigator.userAgent ) ) {
setTimeout( redirect, 0 );
} else {
redirect();
}
},
};
window.wpcom_reblog = wpcom_reblog;
})();
</script>
<script id="jetpack-facebook-embed-js-extra">
var jpfbembed = {"appid":"249643311490","locale":"en_US"};
//# sourceURL=jetpack-facebook-embed-js-extra
</script>
<script id="jetpack-carousel-js-extra">
var jetpackSwiperLibraryPath = {"url":"/wp-content/mu-plugins/jetpack-plugin/moon/_inc/blocks/swiper.js"};
var jetpackCarouselStrings = {"widths":[370,700,1000,1200,1400,2000],"is_logged_in":"","lang":"en","ajaxurl":"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php","nonce":"f0c40753cf","display_exif":"1","display_comments":"1","single_image_gallery":"1","single_image_gallery_media_file":"","background_color":"black","comment":"Comment","post_comment":"Post Comment","write_comment":"Write a Comment...","loading_comments":"Loading Comments...","image_label":"Open image in full-screen.","download_original":"View full size \u003Cspan class=\"photo-size\"\u003E{0}\u003Cspan class=\"photo-size-times\"\u003E\u00d7\u003C/span\u003E{1}\u003C/span\u003E","no_comment_text":"Please be sure to submit some text with your comment.","no_comment_email":"Please provide an email address to comment.","no_comment_author":"Please provide your name to comment.","comment_post_error":"Sorry, but there was an error posting your comment. Please try again later.","comment_approved":"Your comment was approved.","comment_unapproved":"Your comment is in moderation.","camera":"Camera","aperture":"Aperture","shutter_speed":"Shutter Speed","focal_length":"Focal Length","copyright":"Copyright","comment_registration":"0","require_name_email":"1","login_url":"https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fjunklitblog.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F11%2F26%2Fa-gallery-of-junk%2F","blog_id":"12255943","meta_data":["camera","aperture","shutter_speed","focal_length","copyright"],"stats_query_args":"blog=12255943&v=wpcom&tz=-7&user_id=0&arch_home=1&subd=junklitblog","is_public":"1"};
//# sourceURL=jetpack-carousel-js-extra
</script>
<script crossorigin='anonymous' type='text/javascript' src='/_static/??-eJydj0sOwjAMRC9EsFqE6AZxFOQmprh1nFInVNyeLviJBQuW8zwzGsM8Op80k2ZoJXVulNKxGsxpChjMeUEzMugXhFnctV73toKPWCzvEIeOsgGV5ZoGJic4Q6Y4Cmb64j96hIfFfSlU6IwahKYf5p7yiH54aIgpKRxZPbSFJQDriZUzOfNTEnnq2zqy/tN6Qk/t8oSj2FL4f5fHKRUjefme4DHsEPfVrtnW9WZTNf0d4M6ehA=='></script>
<script data-wp-strategy="defer" defer id="tiled-gallery-js" src="/wp-content/mu-plugins/jetpack-plugin/moon/_inc/build/tiled-gallery/tiled-gallery/tiled-gallery.min.js?m=1755006225i&ver=16.2-a.2"></script>
<script id="sharing-js-js-extra">
var sharing_js_options = {"lang":"en","counts":"1","is_stats_active":"1"};
//# sourceURL=sharing-js-js-extra
</script>
<script crossorigin='anonymous' type='text/javascript' src='/_static/??/wp-content/mu-plugins/jetpack-plugin/moon/_inc/build/sharedaddy/sharing.min.js,/wp-content/mu-plugins/carousel-wpcom/carousel-wpcom.js?m=1786736522j'></script>
<script id="sharing-js-js-after">
var windowOpen;
( function () {
var shareWindowName = 'wpcomfacebook-' + Math.random().toString( 36 ).slice( 2 );
function matches( el, sel ) {
return !! (
el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
);
}
document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
if ( ! event.target ) {
return;
}
var el;
if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-facebook' ) ) {
el = event.target;
} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-facebook' ) ) {
el = event.target.parentNode;
}
if ( el ) {
event.preventDefault();
// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
windowOpen.close();
}
windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), shareWindowName, 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=400' );
return false;
}
} );
} )();
var windowOpen;
( function () {
var shareWindowName = 'wpcomtwitter-' + Math.random().toString( 36 ).slice( 2 );
function matches( el, sel ) {
return !! (
el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
);
}
document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
if ( ! event.target ) {
return;
}
var el;
if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-twitter' ) ) {
el = event.target;
} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-twitter' ) ) {
el = event.target.parentNode;
}
if ( el ) {
event.preventDefault();
// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
windowOpen.close();
}
windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), shareWindowName, 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=350' );
return false;
}
} );
} )();
var windowOpen;
( function () {
var shareWindowName = 'wpcomlinkedin-' + Math.random().toString( 36 ).slice( 2 );
function matches( el, sel ) {
return !! (
el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
);
}
document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
if ( ! event.target ) {
return;
}
var el;
if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-linkedin' ) ) {
el = event.target;
} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-linkedin' ) ) {
el = event.target.parentNode;
}
if ( el ) {
event.preventDefault();
// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
windowOpen.close();
}
windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), shareWindowName, 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=580,height=450' );
return false;
}
} );
} )();
//# sourceURL=sharing-js-js-after
</script>
<script id="wp-emoji-settings" type="application/json">
{"baseUrl":"https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/72x72/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/svg/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?m=1783090810i&ver=7.1-RC3-63319"}}
</script>
<script type="module">
/*! This file is auto-generated */
var e="script#wp-emoji-settings",t=document.querySelector(e);if(!(t instanceof HTMLScriptElement))throw new Error("Element missing: "+e);const r=JSON.parse(t.text),s=(window._wpemojiSettings=r,"wpEmojiSettingsSupports"),o=["flag","emoji"];function i(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(s,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function c(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data);e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0);const r=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data);return t.every((e,t)=>e===r[t])}function p(e,t){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var n=e.getImageData(16,16,1,1);for(let e=0;e<n.data.length;e++)if(0!==n.data[e])return!1;return!0}function u(e,t,n,r){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf6","\ud83c\udde8\u200b\ud83c\uddf6")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!r(e,"\ud83e\u1fac8")}return!1}function f(e,t,n,r){let a;const s=(a="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):document.createElement("canvas")).getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(s.textBaseline="top",s.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(e=>{o[e]=t(s,e,n,r)}),o}function a(e){var t=document.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,document.head.appendChild(t)}r.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},new Promise(t=>{let n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(s));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(o),u.toString(),c.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"});const a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=e=>{i(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}i(n=f(o,u,c,p))}t(n)}).then(e=>{for(const n in e)r.supports[n]=e[n],r.supports.everything=r.supports.everything&&r.supports[n],"flag"!==n&&(r.supports.everythingExceptFlag=r.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&r.supports[n]);var t;r.supports.everythingExceptFlag=r.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!r.supports.flag,r.supports.everything||((t=r.source||{}).concatemoji?a(t.concatemoji):t.wpemoji&&t.twemoji&&(a(t.twemoji),a(t.wpemoji)))});
//# sourceURL=/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.min.js
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
(function() {
var extend = function(out) {
out = out || {};
for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) {
if (!arguments[i])
continue;
for (var key in arguments[i]) {
if (arguments[i].hasOwnProperty(key))
out[key] = arguments[i][key];
}
}
return out;
};
extend( window.infiniteScroll.settings.scripts, ["jetpack-mu-wpcom-settings","rlt-proxy","cmp-script-stub","wpcom-actionbar-placeholder","grofiles-cards","wpgroho","wordads-client","eu-cookie-law-script","jetpack_likes_queuehandler","the-neverending-homepage","jetpack-facebook-embed","jetpack-carousel","tiled-gallery","sharing-js","carousel-wpcom"] );
extend( window.infiniteScroll.settings.styles, ["eu-cookie-law-style","jetpack_likes","free-site-marketing-bar","the-neverending-homepage","coblocks-frontend","wpcom-core-compat-playlist-styles","wpcom-text-widget-styles","wpcom-bbpress2-staff-css","blackletterhead","reblogging","geo-location-flair","sharedaddy","social-logos","h4-global","wp-img-auto-sizes-contain","wp-emoji-styles","wp-block-library","classic-theme-styles","wp-block-styles-placeholder","coblocks-inline-format","wp-global-styles-placeholder","jetpack_facebook_likebox","jetpack-global-styles-frontend-style","global-styles","jetpack-swiper-library","jetpack-carousel","tiled-gallery","core-block-supports-duotone"] );
})();
</script>
<span id="infinite-aria" aria-live="polite"></span>
<iframe src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/master.html?ver=20260823#ver=20260823' scrolling='no' id='likes-master' name='likes-master' style='display:none;'></iframe>
<div id='likes-other-gravatars' role="dialog" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="likes-text"><span>%d</span></div><ul class="wpl-avatars sd-like-gravatars"></ul></div>
<script src="//stats.wp.com/w.js?69" defer></script> <script type="text/javascript">
_tkq = window._tkq || [];
_stq = window._stq || [];
_tkq.push(['storeContext', {'blog_id':'12255943','blog_tz':'-7','user_lang':'en','blog_lang':'en','user_id':'0'}]);
// Prevent sending pageview tracking from WP-Admin pages.
_stq.push(['view', {'blog':'12255943','v':'wpcom','tz':'-7','user_id':'0','arch_home':'1','subd':'junklitblog'}]);
_stq.push(['extra', {'crypt':'UE5XaGUuOTlwaD85flAmcm1mcmZsaDhkV11YdWtpP0NsWnVkPS9sL0ViLndld3AwazN0JnhyR1Q9SkFlR2xjT1ppSTMzdWksVkolP2txZXcybW9uLHx8Z0RwaTI1R1ZbQTZbLERdazB4T3ctT2ZwZng2RUpBfn5OcmdqRH49JVQ/VXdmVXZaP3lXajJEME83MkUrcmJRfG90MVBMbk1Ucn5NR11zYlQvKyxrJmFTRGkxKy1qdXErVVdYNEF5RnE3WD14Ynp6N3JdL0RrOWNkZmxLT041NjZhLjVfNklhXXY4dStEbnhZY3piKy5nSSxvN3hjLUxqeHhEXWZ1UE9CZDI1cCsvV0VMRSxhbn5zWmYsdm1mQllZbHVSP2dEN21OLDNERXN2MlY4cXI/L3A0d1g0SFJ5akpLekU3U35aT0hnenJsTUxyRlR3ZU9ldVJjP0VMX2svamc0Kz9GbmNqfDh4cU5SW2ItLHV1WytYTUVGOSZKRUdIOVRzMSx0XXQr'}]);
_stq.push([ 'clickTrackerInit', '12255943', '0' ]);
</script>
<noscript><img src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" style="height:1px;width:1px;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;bottom:1px;" alt="" /></noscript>
<meta id="bilmur" property="bilmur:data" content="" data-provider="wordpress.com" data-service="simple" data-site-tz="America/Los_Angeles" data-custom-props="{"logged_in":"0","wptheme":"pub\/black-letterhead","wptheme_is_block":"0"}" >
<script defer src="/wp-content/js/bilmur.min.js?i=17&m=202634"></script> <div id="marketingbar" class="marketing-bar noskim "><div class="marketing-bar-text">Design a site like this with WordPress.com</div><a class="marketing-bar-button" href="https://wordpress.com/start/?ref=marketing_bar">Get started</a><a class="marketing-bar-link" tabindex="-1" aria-label="Create your website at WordPress.com" href="https://wordpress.com/start/?ref=marketing_bar"></a></div> <script type="text/javascript">
window._tkq = window._tkq || [];
window._tkq.push( [ 'recordEvent', 'wpcom_marketing_bar_impression', {"is_current_user_blog_owner":false} ] );
document.querySelectorAll( '#marketingbar > a' ).forEach( link => {
link.addEventListener( 'click', ( e ) => {
window._tkq.push( [ 'recordEvent', 'wpcom_marketing_bar_cta_click', {"is_current_user_blog_owner":false} ] );
} );
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Sitemap
Кол-во: 0
XML-карта сайта для поисковиков
?
Sitemap.xml помогает поисковику быстрее находить и индексировать страницы. Особенно важен для крупных сайтов и новых страниц, на которые ещё нет входящих ссылок.
Robots.txt не содержит ссылку на карту сайта. Рекомендуется добавить карту сайта и указать ссылку на нее в robots.txt.
Внутренние ссылки
Кол-во: 6
Ссылки на другие страницы своего сайта
?
Внутренние ссылки распределяют ссылочный вес между страницами и помогают поисковику обходить сайт. Пустые анкоры и ссылки на запрещённые robots.txt страницы — типичные ошибки.
Внутренних ссылок на странице 6 оптимально.
Внутренние ссылки не запрещены к индексации в robots.txt.
Показать внутренние ссылки
| Url | Анкор | Состояние | Анализировать |
|---|---|---|---|
| /hooked-tell-the-truth-introducing-junk-an-online-literary-journal-for-the-obsessive-beast-in-all-of-us/ |
november 15, 2010
|
|
Анализировать url |
| / |
<svg class="gridicon" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 20 20"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="m4 4.5h12v6.5h1.5v-6.5-1.5h-1.5-12-1.5v1.5 10.5c0 1.1046.89543 2 2 2h7v-1.5h-7c-.27614 0-.5-.2239-.5-.5zm10.5 2h-9v1.5h9zm-5 3h-4v1.5h4zm3.5 1.5h-1v1h1zm-1-1.5h-1.5v1.5 1 1.5h1.5 1 1.5v-1.5-1-1.5h-1.5zm-2.5 2.5h-4v1.5h4zm6.5 1.25h1.5v2.25h2.25v1.5h-2.25v2.25h-1.5v-2.25h-2.25v-1.5h2.25z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
<span>Subscribe</span>
|
|
Анализировать url |
| / |
<svg class="gridicon" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 20 20" fill="none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M16 4.5H4V15C4 15.2761 4.22386 15.5 4.5 15.5H11.5V17H4.5C3.39543 17 2.5 16.1046 2.5 15V3H17.5V12.5H16V4.5ZM5.5 6.5H14.5V8H5.5V6.5ZM5.5 9.5H9.5V11H5.5V9.5ZM12 11H13V12H12V11ZM10.5 9.5H14.5V13.5H10.5V9.5ZM5.5 12H9.5V13.5H5.5V12Z" fill="#008A20"></path><path d="M19.5303 15.0303L15.5 19.0605L12.9697 16.5303L14.0303 15.4697L15.5 16.9395L18.4697 13.9697L19.5303 15.0303Z" fill="#008A20"></path></svg>
<span>Subscribed</span>
|
|
Анализировать url |
| / |
<svg class="gridicon" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 20 20"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="m4 4.5h12v6.5h1.5v-6.5-1.5h-1.5-12-1.5v1.5 10.5c0 1.1046.89543 2 2 2h7v-1.5h-7c-.27614 0-.5-.2239-.5-.5zm10.5 2h-9v1.5h9zm-5 3h-4v1.5h4zm3.5 1.5h-1v1h1zm-1-1.5h-1.5v1.5 1 1.5h1.5 1 1.5v-1.5-1-1.5h-1.5zm-2.5 2.5h-4v1.5h4zm6.5 1.25h1.5v2.25h2.25v1.5h-2.25v2.25h-1.5v-2.25h-2.25v-1.5h2.25z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
<span>Subscribe</span>
|
|
Анализировать url |
| / |
<svg class="gridicon" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 20 20" fill="none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M16 4.5H4V15C4 15.2761 4.22386 15.5 4.5 15.5H11.5V17H4.5C3.39543 17 2.5 16.1046 2.5 15V3H17.5V12.5H16V4.5ZM5.5 6.5H14.5V8H5.5V6.5ZM5.5 9.5H9.5V11H5.5V9.5ZM12 11H13V12H12V11ZM10.5 9.5H14.5V13.5H10.5V9.5ZM5.5 12H9.5V13.5H5.5V12Z" fill="#008A20"></path><path d="M19.5303 15.0303L15.5 19.0605L12.9697 16.5303L14.0303 15.4697L15.5 16.9395L18.4697 13.9697L19.5303 15.0303Z" fill="#008A20"></path></svg>
<span>Subscribed</span>
|
|
Анализировать url |
| / |
Collapse this bar
|
|
Анализировать url |
Внешние ссылки
Кол-во: 195
Ссылки на сторонние сайты
?
Исходящие внешние ссылки передают часть ссылочного веса на чужие сайты. Ссылки на авторитетные ресурсы безопасны; ссылки на мусорные сайты могут навредить репутации страницы.
Внешних ссылок на странице 195 слишком много. Спрячьте лишние ссылки в тег noindex или атрибут rel='nofollow'!
На странице присутствуют внешние ссылки с пустым анкором: 2!
На странице ссылки с атрибутом rel='nofollow' 4.
Показать первые 100 внешних ссылок
| Url | Анкор | Анализировать |
|---|---|---|
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Junk Talk
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
A Valentine’s Day story that you won’t want to miss
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
journal updates
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
addiction
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
dating
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
journal updates
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Mari Casey
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
On normal men and addcit fear
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Take Heart
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.wordpress.com |
Take Heart
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
Read more
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-facebook-693" hidden="">Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-twitter-693" hidden="">Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-linkedin-693" hidden="">Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-print-693" hidden="">Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-reddit-693" hidden="">Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Leave a comment »
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Merrill Sunderland Gives Us Stroke
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
journal updates
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
Stroke
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-facebook-691" hidden="">Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-twitter-691" hidden="">Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-linkedin-691" hidden="">Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-print-691" hidden="">Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-reddit-691" hidden="">Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Leave a comment »
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Junk is back with new work from Gina Warren
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
journal updates
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
Some Things Calculable
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-facebook-689" hidden="">Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-twitter-689" hidden="">Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-linkedin-689" hidden="">Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-print-689" hidden="">Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-reddit-689" hidden="">Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
1 Comment »
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Final Notice by Fiona Helmsley
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Uncategorized
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
More on Junk
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-facebook-686" hidden="">Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-twitter-686" hidden="">Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-linkedin-686" hidden="">Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-print-686" hidden="">Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-reddit-686" hidden="">Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
1 Comment »
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
The Miserable by Andrea Clark Mason
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Uncategorized
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Andrea Clark Mason
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
The Miserable
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
More on Junk
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-facebook-681" hidden="">Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-twitter-681" hidden="">Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-linkedin-681" hidden="">Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-print-681" hidden="">Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-reddit-681" hidden="">Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Leave a comment »
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Reading While Driving by Michael Lacare
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Uncategorized
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Michael Lacare
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Reading While Driving
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
More on Junk.
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-facebook-679" hidden="">Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-twitter-679" hidden="">Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-linkedin-679" hidden="">Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-print-679" hidden="">Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-reddit-679" hidden="">Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Leave a comment »
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
A gallery of junk
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Uncategorized
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-facebook-673" hidden="">Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-twitter-673" hidden="">Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-linkedin-673" hidden="">Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-print-673" hidden="">Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-reddit-673" hidden="">Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Leave a comment »
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Junk has been Freshly Pressed
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
editor's corner
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
updates
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
<img style="margin:7px;border:0 currentColor;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;display:inline;background-image:none;" title="image" alt="image" src="https://junklitblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image_thumb.png?w=470&h=323" width="470" height="323" border="0">
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
Heroin/e
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
Read it
|
Анализировать url |
| junklit.com |
Read it again
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-facebook-670" hidden="">Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Facebook</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-twitter-670" hidden="">Share on X (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>X</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-linkedin-670" hidden="">Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>LinkedIn</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-print-670" hidden="">Print (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Print</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
<span id="sharing-reddit-670" hidden="">Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span>
<span>Reddit</span>
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
2 Comments »
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Junk Talk Interview with Allen Zadoff
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
authors
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
Allen Zadoff
|
Анализировать url |
| junklitblog.wordpress.com |
author interview
|
Анализировать url |
| amazon.com |
FOOD, GIRLS, AND OTHER THINGS I CAN’T HAVE
|
Анализировать url |
| amazon.com |
Boy Nobody
|
Анализировать url |
| allenzadoff.com |
www.allenzadoff.com
|
Анализировать url |
| amazon.com |
HUNGRY
|
Анализировать url |
| amazon.com |
HUNGRY
|
Анализировать url |
| amazon.com |
HUNGRY
|
Анализировать url |
| amazon.com |
HUNGRY
|
Анализировать url |
| amazon.com |
HUNGRY
|
Анализировать url |
| amazon.com |
HUNGRY
|
Анализировать url |
Конкуренты Готовность: 0%
Конкуренты в Яндексе
Кол-во: 0
Топ сайтов-конкурентов в Яндексе
?
Сайты, чаще всего появляющиеся в ТОПе Яндекса по запросам из семантического ядра этой страницы.
Мы не нашли у вас конкурентов в Яндексе. Сайт или очень молодой или плохо продвигается.
Конкурентов в ТОП-10 Яндекса не нашлось.
Конкуренты в Google
Кол-во: 0
Топ сайтов-конкурентов в Google
?
Сайты, чаще всего появляющиеся в ТОПе Google по запросам из семантического ядра этой страницы.
Конкуренты в Google тоже не найдены. Займитесь продвижением сайта!
Конкурентов в ТОП-10 Google не нашлось.
ЗоЗПП: права потребителей Готовность: 100%
Нарушения
Не выявлены
Признаков дистанционной продажи товаров (интернет-магазина) не обнаружено — требования ЗоЗПП о раскрытии информации продавца к сайту не применяются. Нарушений нет.
ФЗ-149: рекомендательные технологии Готовность: 100%
Нарушения
Не выявлены
Рекомендательные блоки («с этим покупают», «похожие товары» и т.п.) на сайте не обнаружены — требования ст. 10.7 ФЗ-149 к сайту не применяются. Нарушений нет.
ФЗ-38: реклама Готовность: 100%
Нарушения
Не выявлены
Рекламных тематик с обязательными оговорками (медицина, БАД, кредиты и займы, новостройки) на сайте не обнаружено. Нарушений нет.
ФЗ-436: защита детей Готовность: 100%
Нарушения
Не выявлены
Признаков информационной продукции (новости, видео, книги, игры, курсы) не обнаружено — обязательная возрастная маркировка по ФЗ-436 сайту не требуется. Нарушений нет.
Вердикт
Анализ сайта blog.junklit.com, слабо оптимизирован на 51%. Для хорошей оптимизации и выхода на первые места в поиске требуется:
Исправьте ошибки в мета-тегах.
Исправьте ошибки индексации.
Поделитесь с друзьями: