I love the question, “What did you want to be when you grew up⁉️” When I was about seven, the latest Nancy Drew 📖 was propped up on the edge of the bathtub. My young brain didn’t notice the water had turned cold as I kept turning the pages. I remember thinking, I want to be like that when I grow up. At the time, I couldn’t have understood what that fleeting thought meant. Was it the detective, sleuthing through clues and hidden treasures? 🔎 Or was it the writer, the author, or even the publisher behind the stories? I’m certain it wasn’t “book publisher,” even though I entered the industry at 2️⃣2️⃣ and eventually started my own self-publishing company at 6️⃣0️⃣. One of my early jobs as a Permissions Editor had me tracking people down to ask for reprint rights.☎️ I found David Suzuki at the University of Toronto, Walter Gretzky (father of the Great One, Wayne Gretzky), and Carol Serling, the late wife of Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone. It was the 1980s, so those connections were made through my New York publishing contacts and good old 4️⃣1️⃣1️⃣. Could I write stories like Nancy Drew’s author, Mildred Wirt Benson❓ Not even close. But I was a voracious reader who loved to write. In the end, 😲 life surprised me. I became all four: 🌟 detective, writer, author, and publisher. And in many ways, I’m still a detective—only now the clues are words waiting to be discovered. Today, my greatest gift is opening what I call The Language Portal. When you experience it, you’ll understand.

So stoked!! I am 39 points away from 🍆 !!! Drop your absolute, all time favourite GIF down below! I wanna see what lights you up in the GIF world! EDIT: I made it to 🍆 super fast. THANK YOU!!! ❤️ Should we still keep this party going or start a new one?

Man I really do not like that negativity that I saw in here. Jesus Christ. This dude really does a lot for his community. I’m surprised he let you say all that stuff - that shows real humility - I probably would have freaked tf out and perma banned you tbh lol. Show love guys. You get what you give in life. One bad move can destroy ur reputation…… was that really a good PR move? I think ur awesome bro and a real rockstar - fuckin legend dude

@Michelle McMillionairess - #1 on our 30 day AND 7 day leaderboards!!!! And the blitz is just starting today!!!! Yet, she is hitting the ground running!!!! Yay Michelle!! 🙌💕💓💖🌸 you are a SUOER STAR ⭐️!!!!!!! Yet, we don’t even know if she will be gracing us with her presence at the Blitz competition this month!!!! She probably will have a mile long line of candidates to be her blitz buddies. But she can only pick one. What do you think? Will she be blitzin this month!?

Shoutout to @Jen Ritchie for convincing me to apply ive never really applied to thestethings but i was like dude life gets crazier the crazier i get. so this is what we made i dont do NOTHIN half ass. this one was full ass shoutout to my team for helpin make this thang @Vincent Roswandowicz @Diego Joel