Students

I talked to a high school student today. He's reading the Dresden Files books and likes them. I told him about Butcher posting to my group back in the day, then leaving soon after saying he was going to focus on a modern-fairie magic setting. Turned out to be a good idea whose time had come. Cyberpunk is strangely common, so ubiquitous as to not matter. Soccer moms with bluetooth headsets recording their kids on tablet computers or smartphones with a faster CPU than my last computer in the 90's.

Still, the kids are so enthusiastic and that's a nice feeling talking to them. My feeling about interacting with teenagers is don't talk down to them. Treat them like they're responsible adults and they generally will be. And when they're enthusiastic about positive things express interest and encourage them. They mostly have good kids around here. Even the ones growing up on dope farms are still working for their own future one day. I'd like to see those kids with a future outside dope, but any kid reading is already making a better future for themselves. Love the books. Love the books! It really IS enough to love the books.