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on Amazon!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fight.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fight</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-25T23:21:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/04/14/bad-sentences-in-classic-literature-a-tale-of-two-cities/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/100_6101.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_6101</image:title><image:caption>Maybe not the most attractive cover in the world, but this is the copy I've owned for over 30 years.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/a_tale_of_two_cities-e1397418954453.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A_Tale_of_Two_Cities</image:title><image:caption>This was as far as I 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Dictionary</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-12-21T13:04:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/09/14/why-is-bastard-a-bad-word/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/bastard-2.png</image:loc><image:title>bastard (2)</image:title><image:caption>Even if you don't watch Game of Thrones, this guy looks like a bastard.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-21T19:43:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2022/12/12/the-sunset-rises-a-1990s-romantic-comedy-now-on-kickstarter/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-15T12:36:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/03/10/the-literary-girlfriend-the-sunset-rises/</loc><lastmod>2022-12-12T02:33:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/03/29/is-this-self-help-book-still-relevant-how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/how-to-win-friends-cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>how-to-win-friends-cover</image:title><image:caption>If the cover says it's "the only book you need to lead you to success," that's good enough for me!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-2</image:title><image:caption>If the cover says it's "a classic," then it must be true.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-10T02:51:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/11/24/the-death-of-animal-house-and-the-pearl-harbor-quote/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-08T13:20:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/21/my-daughter-just-got-her-drivers-license-and-now-she-has-my-car/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/car.png</image:loc><image:title>car</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-07T13:04:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/02/27/best-protester-jokes-ever/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-30T01:18:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/09/30/5-ways-to-write-a-bestselling-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bestsellers.png</image:loc><image:title>Bestsellers</image:title><image:caption>Maybe someday one of my books will be... never mind. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-28T15:51:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/27/late-night-writing-revising-dialogue/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-25T17:35:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/09/23/the-best-hobbitlord-of-the-rings-rip-off-ever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100_4801.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_4801</image:title><image:caption>Okay, this is definitely not a King Arthur book.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/100_4797.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_4797</image:title><image:caption>I'm not ean expert on fantasy, but I've read enough Lord of the Rings rip-offs to know what I'm talking about.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-21T00:46:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/07/old-books-book-review-how-to-talk-well-by-james-bender/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/how-to-talk-well-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>How to Talk Well (2)</image:title><image:caption>As beat up as this is, it's still nicer than my copy. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-21T00:42:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/01/18/shock-photo-mark-twain-goes-shirtless/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mark_twain-shirtless-ca1883.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mark_Twain-Shirtless-ca1883</image:title><image:caption>Don't ask what he's doing.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-20T13:07:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/04/26/how-to-overcome-family-distractions-while-writing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/writing-distractions.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Writing distractions</image:title><image:caption>Another perfectly-worded phrase was shattered by the children's ruckus in the other room. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-15T13:09:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/10/03/university-library-wear-jeans-if-youre-gay-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/mannequin_with_jeans.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mannequin_with_jeans</image:title><image:caption>Everybody wears jeans, even mannequins. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-14T14:19:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/30/university-library-the-one-night-stand/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/library-ii.jpg</image:loc><image:title>library II</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-14T14:16:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/09/26/i-just-quit-watching-the-nfl/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/football.png</image:loc><image:title>football</image:title><image:caption>Sports and politics don't mix. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-14T14:12:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/11/18/the-history-of-ass/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-14T14:10:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/04/22/the-history-of-dick/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-13T19:28:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/09/06/5-reasons-why-school-sucks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/school-old.jpg</image:loc><image:title>School-old</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-27T01:54:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/09/04/drugs-and-writing-was-lewis-carroll-high-when-he-wrote-alice-in-wonderland/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/791px-alice_in_wonderland_1951.jpg</image:loc><image:title>791px-Alice_in_wonderland_1951</image:title><image:caption>Maybe Lewis Carroll wasn't high when he wrote Alice in Wonderland, but I know some people who were high when they saw the movie. (image via Wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-27T23:59:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/01/10/a-teacher-told-my-daughter-to-shut-up/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/talking.png</image:loc><image:title>talking</image:title><image:caption>If I say no, she'll badger me until she gets her phone taken away from her.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-13T19:24:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/03/14/is-butthurt-a-bad-word/</loc><lastmod>2022-10-13T19:20:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/03/05/best-porn-jokes-ever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nice-things-iii.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nice Things</image:title><image:caption>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/having-a-few1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Having A Few</image:title><image:caption>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-13T19:13:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/11/16/my-wife-just-quit-social-media/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/facebook-no.png</image:loc><image:title>Facebook-No</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-13T14:17:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/06/14/5-reasons-why-its-great-to-be-a-writer-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/writing-old-school.jpg</image:loc><image:title>writing old school</image:title><image:caption>He’s grinning because he hasn’t noticed any of his mistakes yet. 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Jane Austen novels, a Russian classic, or a comic book with pretty pictures?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-11T12:44:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/07/18/the-literary-girlfriend-first-date/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/100_5254.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cervantes, Austen, and Anonymous</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-11T12:43:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/07/19/the-literary-girlfriend-first-date-part-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/100_5275.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tale of Two Cities vs. 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</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-11-12T20:16:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/24/shakespeare-for-10000000-please/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/936px-shakespeare.jpg</image:loc><image:title>936px-Shakespeare</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-10-25T13:52:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/23/george-r-r-martin-spoils-book-instead-of-writing-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/the-winds-of-winter-cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Winds of Winter</image:title><image:caption>If the book ever comes out, this would be a cool cover.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-18T09:53:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/21/famous-journalist-exhibits-bad-behavior-on-conference-call/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/facepalm.svg-2.png</image:loc><image:title>facepalm.svg 2</image:title><image:caption>image viahttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MOREmoji_facepalm.svg </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-10-21T14:10:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/20/protesters-vs-politician-who-wrote-a-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/andrew-cuomo-book.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andrew Cuomo book</image:title><image:caption>The face an author makes when he realizes protesters don't like his book</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-10-22T03:32:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/19/famous-authors-start-open-letter-war/</loc><lastmod>2020-10-21T14:05:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/18/how-to-write-a-pulitzer-prize-winning-novel-starring-the-underground-railroad-by-colson-whitehead/</loc><lastmod>2020-10-24T23:31:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/17/literary-gimmicks-in-famous-books-no-country-for-old-men-by-cormac-mccarthy/</loc><lastmod>2020-10-18T12:38:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/15/unethical-behavior-in-publishing-violating-a-nondisclosure-agreement/</loc><lastmod>2020-10-19T03:28:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/11/race-relations-and-politics-in-a-1970s-comic-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_4414-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4414</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-10-11T14:24:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/10/04/top-5-books-that-should-be-banned-or-challenged-and-why/</loc><lastmod>2020-10-06T06:02:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/09/28/awkward-moments-in-dating-breaking-the-rules-with-my-wife/</loc><lastmod>2020-09-30T15:53:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/09/24/tribute-to-a-dead-celebrity-supreme-court-judge/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ruth_bader_ginsburg_illustration-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg_Illustration</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-09-24T22:52:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/09/21/lame-nonfiction-books-nominated-for-2020-national-book-awards/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/caste.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>caste</image:title><image:caption>Oprah promotes this book, so it's probably a scame.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-09-21T12:27:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/26/childhood-ghost-story-4-rules-for-living-with-a-ghost/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_4105-2-e1594316514291.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4105 2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-09-15T12:13:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/08/childhood-ghost-story-the-first-sighting/</loc><lastmod>2020-09-15T12:10:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/06/22/childhood-ghost-story-the-prologue/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ghost_stories_february_1930-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ghost_Stories_February_1930 2</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ghost_stories_february_1930.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ghost_Stories_February_1930</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-09-15T12:07:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/09/15/childhood-ghost-story-lying-by-omission/</loc><lastmod>2020-09-15T12:03:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/09/08/the-world-makes-sense-in-three-simple-steps/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-tale-of-two-cities.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A Tale of Two Cities</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-09-11T16:07:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/09/01/my-daughter-said-she-might-not-go-to-college/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cartoon_courier_woman_carrying_a_flat_box.svg_.png</image:loc><image:title>Cartoon_Courier_Woman_Carrying_A_Flat_Box.svg</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-09-16T07:42:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/08/28/awkward-moments-in-dating-i-met-my-wife-and-didnt-know-it/</loc><lastmod>2020-09-01T15:19:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/08/16/i-made-fun-of-covid-19-and-then-i-got-sick/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flu-masks.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flu Masks</image:title><image:caption>They're wearing masks, but they're not social distancing.  Losers.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-17T19:54:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/08/13/childhood-ghost-story-proof-of-supernatural/</loc><lastmod>2020-08-13T13:19:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/08/07/the-comic-book-that-should-have-taught-me-a-lesson-but-didnt/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_4327.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4327</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-07T13:04:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/08/04/top-ten-covid-19-conspiracy-theories/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/screen-shot-2020-08-03-at-7.54.42-am.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2020-08-03 at 7.54.42 AM</image:title><image:caption>They'll make you beg for the vaccine, but they won't know the side-effects until you do. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-11T04:02:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/17/long-story-the-power-of-mediocre-teachers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/angry_cartoon_guy_stomping_his_wallet.svg_.png</image:loc><image:title>Angry_Cartoon_Guy_Stomping_His_Wallet.svg</image:title><image:caption>Teacher meltdowns have always been fun to watch, no matter when you grew up. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-02T12:46:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/05/long-story-teachers-with-unfortunate-last-names/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/confused-teacher.png</image:loc><image:title>Confused teacher</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia) He can't concentrate because some kid in the front row is picking his nose.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-05-31T07:22:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/08/02/long-story-nerdy-guys-and-unattainable-girls/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_4298.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4298</image:title><image:caption>In real life, the unattainable might talk to the nerd, but she won't get that close.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-02T12:41:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/29/not-bad-book-review-the-power-of-bad-by-john-tierney-and-roy-f-baumeister/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_4247.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4247</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_4138-e1595020564533.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4138</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-29T12:04:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/24/awkward-moments-in-dating-sneaking-into-the-mens-room/</loc><lastmod>2020-07-24T12:02:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/19/the-dumbest-superman-story-ive-ever-read/</loc><lastmod>2020-09-29T15:24:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/14/did-a-famous-author-just-send-me-a-death-threat/</loc><lastmod>2020-08-01T07:48:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/12/inappropriate-for-kids-comic-book-alert-conan-the-barbarian-24/</loc><lastmod>2020-07-12T19:44:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/10/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-poetry-professor-and-my-ex-girlfriend/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ssilverstein.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ssilverstein</image:title><image:caption>The poetry professor looked just like this. image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-08-14T03:21:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/06/the-spider-man-comic-book-cover-that-traumatized-me/</loc><lastmod>2020-07-06T11:53:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/07/03/the-4th-of-july-1976-revisited/</loc><lastmod>2020-07-03T12:24:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/10/13/4-reasons-to-stop-watching-nfl-football-and-other-professional-sports-too/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nfl.png</image:loc><image:title>NFL</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sports.png</image:loc><image:title>sports</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-12T16:32:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/06/28/classic-comic-review-uncle-toms-cabin-by-harriet-beecher-stowe/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_3977-5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3977 5</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-28T12:55:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/06/24/unexpected-conflict-at-the-used-book-store/</loc><lastmod>2020-12-27T23:14:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/04/03/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-initial-phone-call/</loc><lastmod>2020-06-21T12:14:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/05/26/legend-of-the-almost-expired-milk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/milky.png</image:loc><image:title>more milk</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-20T20:12:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/06/20/classic-comics-review-romeo-and-juliet-by-william-shakespeare/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_3932.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3932</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_3884-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3884 2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-20T13:02:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/06/08/revenge-of-the-almost-expired-milk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/milk_carton_clip_art.png</image:loc><image:title>Milk_carton_clip_art</image:title><image:caption>It looks so innocent but caused so much chaos. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ill-alien.png</image:loc><image:title>Ill Alien</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-11T16:22:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/05/18/the-tale-of-the-almost-expired-milk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/milk-carton.png</image:loc><image:title>Milk carton</image:title><image:caption>This happened before faces were on milk cartons.  And who thought it was a good idea to do this?  Why would you traumatize kids while they're drinking milk?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-06T20:39:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/05/31/the-joy-of-writing-about-trauma/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/go_ask_alice_first_edition_cover_prentice_hall_1971.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Go_Ask_Alice,_first_edition_cover,_Prentice_Hall_1971</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-02T12:40:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/05/24/bill-clinton-and-james-patterson-team-up-for-a-sequel/</loc><lastmod>2020-07-19T15:07:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/05/21/im-going-to-a-used-book-store-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_3739-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3739 2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-24T15:21:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/05/17/literary-glance-the-nickel-boys-by-colson-whitehead/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/the-nickel-boys.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>The Nickel Boys</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-17T12:01:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/05/12/i-wrote-a-letter-to-my-teenage-self-and-youll-be-shocked-by-what-happened-next/</loc><lastmod>2021-05-18T02:27:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/05/11/what-is-the-best-mystery-novel-ever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/thin-man-female-cover.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Thin Man female cover</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/silence-of-the-lambs.png</image:loc><image:title>Silence of the Lambs</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i-the-jury.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>I, the Jury</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/arthurconandoyle_astudyinscarlet_annual.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ArthurConanDoyle_AStudyInScarlet_annual</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/murder_on_the_orient_express_first_edition_cover_1934.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Murder_on_the_Orient_Express_First_Edition_Cover_1934</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/the_thin_man_1934_poster.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The_Thin_Man_1934_Poster</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/the-thin-man.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>The Thin Man</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/the_thin_man_1st_ed_cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The_Thin_Man_(1st_ed_cover)</image:title><image:caption>I hope I didn't give the answer away with this caption.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-11T20:24:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/05/05/awkward-moments-in-dating-prom-revisited/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/top_love_stories_no_3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Top_Love_Stories_No_3</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/romance-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Romance 2</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-05T01:24:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/26/awkward-moments-in-dating-hygiene-and-grooming-issues/</loc><lastmod>2020-05-04T16:29:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/09/awkward-moments-in-dating-prom-strategy/</loc><lastmod>2020-05-04T16:26:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/04/27/literary-glance-masked-prey-by-john-sandford/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/masked-prey-2.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Masked Prey 2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-04-12T03:35:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/04/17/literary-glance-east-of-eden-by-john-steinbeck/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/east-of-eden.jpg</image:loc><image:title>East of Eden</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-18T12:44:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/06/is-aint-a-word/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/aint-ii.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ain't II</image:title><image:caption>If it's in the title of a song, it has to be a word. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-14T21:19:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/03/02/an-introverts-thoughts-on-the-coronavirus-and-other-international-scares/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/360px-smiley_green_alien_sick.svg_.png</image:loc><image:title>360px-Smiley_green_alien_sick.svg</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sick.png</image:loc><image:title>sick</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-14T18:37:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/04/13/my-ebook-is-getting-one-star-reviews/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screen-shot-2020-04-11-at-10.21.09-am.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2020-04-11 at 10.21.09 AM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-23T21:42:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/04/09/grocery-store-horror-story-skins-vs-masks/</loc><lastmod>2020-04-17T02:54:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/04/08/authors-delay-releases-of-new-books-does-anybody-care/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screen-shot-2020-04-05-at-2.10.42-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Best sellers</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-14T11:08:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/04/03/literary-glance-blindside-by-james-patterson-and-some-other-guy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/blindside.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Blindside</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-06T16:03:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/03/30/are-book-stores-essential-businesses/</loc><lastmod>2020-04-02T19:11:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/03/26/the-worst-book-trailer-ever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-8.29.25-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2020-03-25 at 8.29.25 PM</image:title><image:caption>Yes, its that bad.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-27T02:18:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/03/23/literary-glance-the-mirror-the-light-by-hilary-mantel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mirror.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mirror</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-06T19:07:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/03/19/literary-glance-house-of-earth-and-blood-crescent-city-book-1-by-sarah-maas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/house-of-earth.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>House of Earth</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-10-11T23:44:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/03/08/4-ways-publishers-trick-us-into-buying-books/</loc><lastmod>2020-03-08T14:14:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/02/23/literary-glance-the-holy-bible/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bible.png</image:loc><image:title>Bible</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-07T04:08:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/02/28/indie-author-gets-three-years-in-prison-for-selling-too-many-books/</loc><lastmod>2020-02-28T22:27:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/02/16/five-ways-to-defeat-the-screens/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/926px-bored_cartoon_man_using_a_computer.svg_.png</image:loc><image:title>926px-Bored_Cartoon_Man_Using_A_Computer.svg</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-17T04:30:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/02/03/american-dirt-by-jeanine-cummins-is-this-an-important-novel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/american-dirt.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>American Dirt</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-09T19:14:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/01/19/why-should-i-read-this-where-the-crawdads-sing-by-delia-owens/</loc><lastmod>2020-01-20T16:29:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/07/14/why-should-i-read-this-ulysses-by-james-joyce/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ulysses.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ulysses</image:title><image:caption>I should have known from the cover that this book wasn't about Roman mythology.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-09T21:59:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/01/12/romance-writers-cancel-annual-contest-because-im-not-sure-why/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/kissing.png</image:loc><image:title>KIssing</image:title><image:caption>Neither of them look like us.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-16T16:27:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2020/01/05/what-would-stephen-kings-ghost-be-like/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/stephen-king-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stephen King! (2)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/different-seasons-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Different Seasons (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-06T12:20:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/12/26/how-to-write-an-award-winning-novel-all-the-light-we-cannot-see-by-anthony-doerr/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/all_the_light_we_cannot_see_doerr_novel.jpg</image:loc><image:title>All_the_Light_We_Cannot_See_(Doerr_novel)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-03T16:00:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/12/23/the-best-of-everything-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/books-2019-2.png</image:loc><image:title>Books- 2019 (2)</image:title><image:caption>(image via NPR)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-26T22:19:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/12/21/why-do-self-help-books-have-profanity-in-the-titles/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/profanity-in-books.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Profanity in books</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-10T14:26:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/12/17/old-classic-comic-book-review-frankenstein-by-mary-shelley/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/frankenstein.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Frankenstein</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-17T00:10:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/12/15/on-the-2019-word-of-the-year-they/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/merriam-webster_logo.svg_.png</image:loc><image:title>Merriam-Webster_logo.svg</image:title><image:caption>(image via ikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-01T14:48:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/12/12/political-book-review-a-generation-of-sociopaths-by-bruce-cannon-gibney/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/generation-of-sociopaths-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Generation of Sociopaths (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-12T01:04:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/12/08/5-popular-novels-that-had-unnecessary-sequels/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-15T17:20:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/11/29/book-title-review-on-masturbation-by-mark-twain/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-07T21:27:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/11/18/5-reasons-why-national-novel-writing-month-is-a-bad-idea/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/frustrated.png</image:loc><image:title>Frustrated</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-02T11:36:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/10/20/5-ways-that-blogging-is-awesome/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/blogging.png</image:loc><image:title>Blogging</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-23T08:57:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/10/07/3-reasons-to-not-finish-books-that-you-dont-like/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/books-bad.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Books Bad</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-11-11T00:26:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/09/22/5-reasons-why-george-r-r-martin-should-not-finish-writing-a-game-of-thrones/</loc><lastmod>2019-09-26T02:12:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/09/18/10-famous-meaningful-literary-quotes-that-are-complete-nonsense/</loc><lastmod>2019-10-03T16:43:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/01/a-blog-full-of-schlock/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/computer-screen.png</image:loc><image:title>computer screen</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-11T20:47:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/26/when-does-a-writer-become-a-liar/</loc><lastmod>2019-09-11T20:41:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/09/11/5-horrible-ideas-for-childrens-books-that-were-actually-published/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/english-roses-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>English Roses</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/berenstain-bears-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>berenstain bears (2)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/go-to-sleep-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Go to Sleep</image:title><image:caption>Any book with profanity in the title should be banned... just because.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-17T20:00:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/09/03/3-reasons-to-finish-books-that-you-dont-like/</loc><lastmod>2019-09-10T00:09:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/08/28/5-famous-books-that-should-not-be-made-into-movies/</loc><lastmod>2019-08-29T01:07:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/08/21/5-reasons-why-school-is-good-for-you/</loc><lastmod>2020-07-12T15:00:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/08/05/5-misleading-quotes-about-writing-written-by-famous-authors/</loc><lastmod>2019-09-17T19:56:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/31/did-james-frey-really-cry-on-oprah/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/a-million-pieces-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Million Pieces (2)</image:title><image:caption>Do you really want to see what the author looks like?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-08-04T02:56:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/28/will-you-dare-take-the-ultimate-reading-quiz/</loc><lastmod>2019-08-14T20:18:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/24/pulitzer-prize-for-fiction-winners-2019-2009-a-review/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/overstory-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Overstory (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-07-24T17:56:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/13/5-tips-to-reading-a-wide-variety-of-great-books/</loc><lastmod>2019-07-24T01:25:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/07/how-to-deal-with-a-political-junkie/</loc><lastmod>2019-07-13T00:40:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/10/literary-glance-backlash-by-brad-thor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/backlash-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>backlash</image:title><image:caption>Backlash by Brad Thor!  How can it NOT be an instant bestseller?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-07-13T18:59:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/07/03/4th-of-july-story-strikes-again/</loc><lastmod>2019-07-03T00:28:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/06/16/the-best-self-help-book-ever-how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-by-dale-carnegie/</loc><lastmod>2019-06-17T17:42:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/06/10/i-sold-my-comic-book-collection-and-heres-why/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/avengers4-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Avengers#4 (2)</image:title><image:caption>If you're going to invest in comic books, you might start with this one.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-08-23T03:00:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/04/22/three-books-that-made-me-feel-stupid/</loc><lastmod>2019-04-23T16:23:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/04/20/in-defense-of-the-adverb/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/adverbs-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>adverbs (2)</image:title><image:caption>If we're not supposed to use adverbs, why did we learn about them in school?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-04-21T17:17:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/04/14/bad-sentences-in-classic-american-literature/</loc><lastmod>2024-06-01T16:24:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/04/11/book-trailer-the-writing-prompt-by-jimmy-norman/</loc><lastmod>2019-04-11T20:17:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/04/10/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-cheapskate/</loc><lastmod>2019-04-10T00:05:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/25/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-ex-girlfriend-look-alike/</loc><lastmod>2019-04-09T20:30:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/18/awkward-moments-in-dating-getting-stood-up-vs-getting-ditched/</loc><lastmod>2019-04-09T20:28:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/04/07/literary-glance-the-american-agent-a-maisie-dobbs-novel-by-jacqueline-winspear/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/american-agent-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>American Agent (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-04-07T17:28:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/29/where-the-crawdads-sing-by-delia-owens-a-lesson-on-how-to-write-setting/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/where-the-crawdads-sing-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Where the Crawdads Sing (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-30T11:55:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/26/indie-author-success-strategy-use-political-power-to-sell-books/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/healthy-holly.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Healthy Holly</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-26T19:50:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/10/awkward-moments-in-dating-just-friends/</loc><lastmod>2019-03-24T16:07:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/20/literary-glance-daisy-jones-the-six-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/daisy-jones-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Daisy Jones (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-20T12:44:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/13/old-books-book-review-uncle-shelbys-a-b-z-book-by-shel-silverstein/</loc><lastmod>2019-03-13T12:53:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/12/literary-glance-the-chef-by-james-patterson-and-some-other-guy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the-chef2-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the chef2 (2)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the-chef2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the chef</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-12T00:51:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/19/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-long-drive-home/</loc><lastmod>2019-03-06T04:13:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/05/donald-trump-saves-the-publishing-industry-again/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the-threat-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Threat (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-06T16:45:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/03/awkward-moments-in-dating-dateless-at-prom/</loc><lastmod>2019-03-04T21:32:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/03/02/is-fart-a-bad-word/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fart.png</image:loc><image:title>fart</image:title><image:caption>The mythical definition of fart was- "an explosion between the legs."(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-18T17:16:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/28/dr-seuss-vs-read-across-america/</loc><lastmod>2019-04-07T00:55:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/22/awkward-moments-in-dating-prom-rejection/</loc><lastmod>2019-02-26T01:02:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/21/awkward-moments-in-dating-asking-a-girl-to-prom/</loc><lastmod>2019-02-22T02:17:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/18/awkward-moments-in-dating-prom/</loc><lastmod>2019-02-20T20:58:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/20/introvert-problems-making-facial-expressions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/face2.png</image:loc><image:title>Face2</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-02-20T03:43:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/19/famous-author-lifestyle-strategy-lie-about-having-cancer/</loc><lastmod>2019-02-19T16:22:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/17/introvert-problems-public-speaking/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/public-speaking2.png</image:loc><image:title>public speaking2</image:title><image:caption>If you wear white, cover it with a jacket or a sweater. 
 Think about the armpits, man! (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-05-31T17:32:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/15/writers-group-horror-story-the-tough-crowd/</loc><lastmod>2019-03-18T02:45:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/13/i-accidentally-became-a-conspiracy-theorist/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/illuminati-eye.png</image:loc><image:title>Illuminati Eye</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-31T20:10:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/11/famous-journalist-writes-book-gets-accused-of-plagiarism/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plagiarism.png</image:loc><image:title>plagiarism</image:title><image:caption>I didn't create this cartoon, and I probably haven't cited it correctly. (image via wikimedia</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-02-11T15:24:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/09/08/6-reasons-why-football-is-the-best-sport-ever/</loc><lastmod>2019-02-07T01:45:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/06/ive-done-almost-everything-wrong-on-social-media/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/social-media-platforms.jpg</image:loc><image:title>social media platforms</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-02-16T13:45:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/22/author-success-strategy-work-for-a-publishing-company/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/blog1.png</image:loc><image:title>Neutral Face</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-02-03T20:38:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/03/author-self-bans-book-because-of-outrage-mob/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/bloodheir-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BloodHeir</image:title><image:caption>She looks ticked off.  I'd be ticked off too if an outrage mob attacked my book.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-05T17:16:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/02/01/books-i-wont-read-and-why-a-game-of-thrones-by-george-r-r-martin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gameofthrones3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>gameofthrones3</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-02-02T12:07:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/28/writers-group-horror-story-the-enthusiastic-new-guy/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-31T18:33:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/23/the-truth-about-standardized-tests/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pencil2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pencil2</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-24T01:10:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/03/21/awkward-moments-in-dating-clumsiness/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-18T01:46:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/02/27/awkward-moments-in-dating-office-talk/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-17T19:39:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/01/29/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-public-argument/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-17T17:46:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/17/indie-author-success-strategy-write-a-ton-of-books/</loc><lastmod>2019-02-17T20:22:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/16/book-publisher-sues-netflix-over-black-mirror-episode/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-16T14:05:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/15/i-found-a-1930s-grammar-textbook-in-my-closet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/grammar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>grammar</image:title><image:caption>If you think this cover is drab, wait until you see the pages.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-19T12:59:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/14/author-self-promotion-strategies-call-yourself-crazy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/crazy.png</image:loc><image:title>crazy</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-14T00:37:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/13/how-white-can-you-write-a-university-wants-to-know/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-16T15:47:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/12/the-rat-race-of-writing-gets-more-ridiculous/</loc><lastmod>2019-05-10T10:48:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/11/to-kill-a-mockingbird-now-written-by-aaron-sorkin/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-01T13:25:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/10/literary-glance-becoming-by-michelle-obama/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/becoming-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>becoming (2)</image:title><image:caption>I'm not saying Michelle Obama manipulated readers; it was probably her publisher who tricked us.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-15T13:31:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/09/indie-author-self-promotion-strategies-party/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/king-of-the-missippi-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>king of the missippi (2)</image:title><image:caption>You can't buy this book yet, but I'd really love to party with these guys!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-09T13:19:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/08/introvert-problems-faking-enthusiasm/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fake-smile.png</image:loc><image:title>fake smile</image:title><image:caption>If this isn't a fake smile, nothing is.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-09T01:04:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/07/indie-author-self-promotion-strategies-lying/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-08T11:11:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/06/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-phone-call/</loc><lastmod>2019-02-24T15:37:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/05/describe-this-book-watership-down-by-richard-adams/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/watership-down-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>watership down (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-02-03T21:53:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/04/indie-author-problems-selling-to-friends/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Friends.png</image:loc><image:title>Friends</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/People.png</image:loc><image:title>People</image:title><image:caption>These aren't my only friends. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-14T00:38:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2019/01/03/is-author-george-r-r-martin-disrespectful-to-his-readers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Fire-and-Blood2.png</image:loc><image:title>Fire and Blood2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-11T09:13:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/12/14/4-steps-to-help-book-publishers-sell-more-books/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/books2.png</image:loc><image:title>books2</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-12-15T14:57:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/12/11/the-cashier-who-wants-to-punch-customers-in-the-face/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fist3.png</image:loc><image:title>fist3</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-12-12T15:54:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/12/10/introvert-problems-reading-during-the-holidays/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-13T09:53:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/30/the-one-book-that-teaches-you-everything-you-need-to-know-about-life/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/question-mark-book.png</image:loc><image:title>question mark book</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-02-11T03:47:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/28/old-things-that-are-tough-to-explain-lack-of-safety-precautions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/seat-belts.jpg</image:loc><image:title>seat belts</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-24T18:15:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/01/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-first-move/</loc><lastmod>2018-11-18T15:26:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/18/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-bailout/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-02T00:01:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/16/introvert-problems-im-addicted-to-solitude/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/isolation.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Isolation</image:title><image:caption>I could probably hang out here for a few days without seeing too many people. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-08T18:06:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/15/a-major-television-network-stole-my-idea/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cbs-symbol.png</image:loc><image:title>CBS symbol</image:title><image:caption>Any conspiracy theorist might say this eye is watching you and stealing your ideas. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-18T04:10:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/13/yet-another-tribute-to-stan-lee-but-only-because-he-deserves-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/stan-lee-2-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stan Lee 2 (2)</image:title><image:caption>This book didn't win a Pulitzer, but maybe it should have!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-14T06:17:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/11/nanowrimo-national-bad-writing-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bad-writing.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bad Writing</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-12T18:00:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/09/literary-glance-every-breath-by-nicholas-sparks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/every-breath-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Every Breath</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-12-16T12:54:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/07/late-night-writing-distractions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/milford.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Milford</image:title><image:caption>Distraction #1</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-07T00:44:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/05/half-censored-profanity-whats-the-point/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-23T12:15:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/11/03/books-worth-keeping-on-writing-by-stephen-king/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/on-writing-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>On Writing 3</image:title><image:caption>Do aspiring authors really have to read On Writing by Stephen King?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-12T23:35:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/01/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-misinterpreted-joke/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-31T20:05:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/05/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-runny-nose/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-31T20:02:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/08/12/awkward-moments-in-dating-meeting-the-ex-boyfriend/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-31T19:59:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/07/02/awkward-moments-in-dating-the-ex-boyfriend/</loc><lastmod>2018-11-20T14:37:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/29/what-is-the-2nd-most-loved-book-in-america/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-30T14:34:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/26/the-10-billion-dollar-debt-starring-netflix/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-28T12:09:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/24/how-to-prevent-writers-block/</loc><lastmod>2018-11-22T01:09:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/21/physical-problems-caused-by-writing-and-how-i-deal-with-them/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-31T14:30:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/17/are-these-old-books-too-ugly-to-display/</loc><lastmod>2018-11-04T20:57:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/15/james-pattersons-cure-for-writers-block/</loc><lastmod>2019-02-07T14:20:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/11/dumb-kids-cant-write/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-27T16:21:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/08/20-a-month-for-an-online-subscription-are-you-insane/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/money-image1.png</image:loc><image:title>money image</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/money-image.png</image:loc><image:title>money image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-09T10:26:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/08/27/how-to-write-a-best-selling-book-profanity-in-the-title/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/subtle-art-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Subtle Art</image:title><image:caption>WARNING- The following essay has uncensored profanity!  Do NOT continue if easily offended!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-06T18:44:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/10/04/words-i-still-cant-say-in-front-of-kids/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/laughing-points.png</image:loc><image:title>laughing points</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-05T01:09:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/27/stephen-king-writes-bad-sentences/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-27T17:30:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/26/is-prick-a-bad-word/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/prick-dr-smith.jpg</image:loc><image:title>prick- Dr. Smith</image:title><image:caption>My dad always called this television character a prick. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-28T18:37:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/25/books-that-baffle-me-the-corrections-by-jonathan-franzen/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-25T15:29:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/23/donald-trump-saves-the-publishing-industry/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fear-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fear</image:title><image:caption>If you want to write a bestseller, he's your topic.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-26T16:52:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/19/university-library-the-stacks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/stacks.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stacks</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-19T00:17:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/12/06/university-library-going-incognito/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/university-library-ii.jpg</image:loc><image:title>university-library-ii</image:title><image:caption>Nobody knew that a raunchy college sex comedy could take place in a University Library.(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-17T17:09:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/05/30/university-library-almost-cute/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/university-library-northwestern.jpg</image:loc><image:title>University Library- Northwestern</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-17T17:06:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/02/06/university-library-scooter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/university-library-iii.png</image:loc><image:title>University library III</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/chevette-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>chevette scooter</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-17T17:04:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/08/15/university-library-ted-tinkles-girlfriend/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/girlfriend.png</image:loc><image:title>girlfriend</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-17T17:01:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/16/5-great-novels-for-people-who-dont-like-reading-books/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-16T14:42:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/12/should-bad-ideas-be-banned-from-social-media/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-26T08:46:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/11/its-okay-to-hate-moby-dick/</loc><lastmod>2019-01-16T16:04:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/07/hey-kids-comic-books-have-metoo-issues-too/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/super-women.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Super Women</image:title><image:caption>If you mess with these ladies, a hashtag will be the least of your problems! (image from book The Super-Hero Women)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-07T00:18:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/02/will-anybody-buy-barnes-noble/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/barnes-noble-3-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Barnes &amp; Noble</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-03T23:44:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/09/01/the-truth-about-the-white-van/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/white-van-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>white van (2)</image:title><image:caption>You can't see inside, but I bet there's nothing bad in there. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-05T20:56:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/08/31/what-books-would-you-ban-for-banned-book-week/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1984-2-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1984</image:title><image:caption>Trust me, there's a reason this book should get banned!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-31T16:44:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/08/24/9-tips-for-writing-on-the-internet-without-getting-fired/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/writing111.png</image:loc><image:title>writing</image:title><image:caption>Free bonus tip: If you're worried about your job, do NOT put your writing on the internet. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-31T01:08:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/08/22/the-cheapskate-vs-the-20-paperback/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/patterson-books.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Patterson books</image:title><image:caption>Does this bookcase really make you look smart?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-27T00:05:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/08/20/an-introvert-tells-introvert-jokes/</loc><lastmod>2018-08-20T00:16:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/08/08/6-reasons-why-school-sucks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/school.png</image:loc><image:title>School</image:title><image:caption>It looks peaceful on the outside, but you probably don't want to go inside. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-14T03:00:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/05/03/4-questions-about-writers-block-answered-by-the-pros/</loc><lastmod>2018-07-27T12:44:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/03/15/how-to-write-an-award-winning-novel-starring-the-pulitzer-prize-for-fiction/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pulitzer.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pulitzer</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-07-25T16:25:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/07/23/secrets-of-a-productive-blogger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/moby-dick-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>moby dick</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-23T22:06:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/11/13/best-literature-quotes-ever/</loc><lastmod>2018-12-05T16:40:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/07/30/5-tips-to-reading-safely-in-public/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/reading-in-public.jpg</image:loc><image:title>reading in public</image:title><image:caption>Choosing the right book can be more difficult than it sounds.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-07-18T13:15:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/01/11/the-introverts-guide-to-talking-politics/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/talker.png</image:loc><image:title>talker</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-07-17T21:12:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/05/17/5-topics-every-author-must-write-about/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ernest_hemingway_and-gun.png</image:loc><image:title>Ernest_Hemingway_and gun</image:title><image:caption>If Ernest Hemingway said that you MUST write about these five topics, you'd take him seriously. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-07-16T21:47:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/07/16/tip-sheet-explains-how-to-write-female-characters/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tip-sheet-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tip Sheet</image:title><image:caption>You might think this tip sheet gives great advice.  Or you might think it's bunk.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-07-21T18:49:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/12/27/writers-group-horror-story-the-blunt-guy/</loc><lastmod>2018-07-14T14:58:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/07/13/in-defense-of-the-grammar-nazi/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/grammar-nazi.png</image:loc><image:title>Grammar Nazi</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-11-13T21:34:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/07/11/university-library-the-naked-woman-in-my-dorm-room/</loc><lastmod>2018-07-12T16:44:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/07/06/literary-glance-the-perfect-couple-by-elin-hilderbrand/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/perfect-couple-2.png</image:loc><image:title>Perfect Couple</image:title><image:caption>This is the cover of the book I'm reviewing.  </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-07-06T00:51:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/07/04/thoughts-and-a-story-about-the-4th-of-july/</loc><lastmod>2018-07-04T02:08:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/14/writers-group-horror-story-the-vulgar-guy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/horror-story.png</image:loc><image:title>Horror Story</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-07-02T20:52:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/23/writers-group-horror-story-the-book-store/</loc><lastmod>2018-07-02T20:49:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/06/29/is-little-house-on-the-prairie-racist/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/little-house-on-the-prairie-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Little House on the Prairie</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-07-01T00:56:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/06/27/lets-save-the-brick-mortar-book-stores/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/book-store-2-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Book Store</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-27T01:12:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/11/30/what-your-writing-habits-say-about-you-take-the-quiz/</loc><lastmod>2018-06-26T16:17:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2011/06/27/jon-stewart-from-the-daily-show-comedian-first-or-political-hack/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dumb-comedian.gif</image:loc><image:title>Dumb comedian</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-25T16:13:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/07/31/5-famous-quotes-about-writing-that-might-be-evil/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/another-stephen-king.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Another Stephen King</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/stephen-king.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stephen King</image:title><image:caption>"The road to Hell is paved with adverbs."- Stephen King
Just swell!  Now I'll never get my kids to learn their parts of speech.  (Image via Wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-25T13:57:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2011/05/29/ann-coulters-demonic-vs-snookies-novel/</loc><lastmod>2018-06-24T20:15:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/11/14/5-reasons-why-writers-dont-make-much-money/</loc><lastmod>2018-06-24T14:01:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/06/22/is-this-bad-dialogue-when-life-gives-you-lululemons/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/when-life-gives-you-lululemons-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>When Life Gives You Lululemons</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-25T23:51:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/02/13/how-to-blog-without-burning-out/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/keyboard.jpg</image:loc><image:title>keyboard</image:title><image:caption>(image via 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(2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-16T00:47:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/01/10/literary-glance-little-fires-everywhere-by-celeste-ng/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/little-fires-everywhere-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Little Fires Everywhere (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-10T02:11:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/01/08/literary-glance-the-people-vs-alex-cross-by-james-patterson/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/people-vs-alex-cross-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>People vs. Alex Cross (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-08T19:04:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/01/05/thoughts-about-sue-grafton/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sue-grafton.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sue Grafton</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-07T18:39:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/01/04/literary-glance-artemis-by-andy-weir/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/artemis-ii-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Artemis</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-07T19:11:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2018/01/03/what-is-the-most-beautiful-word-in-english/</loc><lastmod>2018-01-04T14:49:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/12/26/the-five-best-ways-to-beat-readers-block-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/crap-cover4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Crap is NOT a Bad Word!</image:title><image:caption>Now available on the Amazon 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Amazon!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-17T16:02:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/12/10/dont-quit-your-day-job-vs-follow-your-dreams-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/crap-cover2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/writing-prompt_cover2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/singing.png</image:loc><image:title>(image via Wikimedia)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-11T10:22:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/12/08/old-things-that-are-tough-to-explain-why-did-so-many-people-smoke-cigarettes-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/writing-prompt_cover1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/crap-cover1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cigarettes.jpg</image:loc><image:title>This old ad would probably be considered to be in poor taste today. (image via wikimedia)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-08T02:24:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/12/04/annoying-words-in-english-soulmate/</loc><lastmod>2018-01-13T03:51:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/12/03/5-ways-reading-habits-can-change-over-time-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/100_5374.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20 years ago, this book didn't exist.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/crap-cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/writing-prompt_cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-03T15:38:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/12/05/5-ways-reading-habits-can-change-over-time/</loc><lastmod>2017-12-03T23:15:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/30/best-mystery-novel-ever-the-thin-man-by-dashiell-hammett-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/100_4817.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nick Charles with Asta instead of his wife Nora</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-30T01:52:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/10/15/best-mystery-novel-ever-the-thin-man-by-dashiell-hammett/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/100_4817.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nick Charles with Asta instead of his wife Nora</image:title><image:caption>It's no mystery why it's a good idea to read some books more than once.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-13T00:09:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/27/literary-glance-the-midnight-line-by-lee-child/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/midnight-line-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the midnight line</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-27T00:48:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/26/books-that-well-keep-forever-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tom-sawyer-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tom Sawyer</image:title><image:caption>This might be beat up, but it's been in my family for over 50 years.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/foundation.jpg</image:loc><image:title>I might never had read this if it hadn't just laying around the house.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/my-book.jpg</image:loc><image:title>I filled out the entire book and never put my picture on the cover. I wasn't THAT ugly.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/crap-cover8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-27T12:14:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/11/03/books-that-well-keep-forever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/my-book.jpg</image:loc><image:title>My Book</image:title><image:caption>I filled out the entire book and never put my picture on the cover.  I wasn't THAT ugly.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/foundation.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Foundation</image:title><image:caption>I might never had read this if it hadn't just laying around the house.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tom-sawyer-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tom Sawyer 2</image:title><image:caption>This might be beat up, but it's been in my family for over 50 years.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-26T13:12:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/23/the-introverts-guide-to-reading-during-the-holidays-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/reading4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>If you read during the holidays, prepare to be interrupted. (image via wikimedia)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/crap-cover7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-25T13:27:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/22/thank-you-stephen-king-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/another-stephen-king.jpg</image:loc><image:title>(image via Wikimedia)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/crap-cover6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-22T01:08:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/11/11/thank-you-stephen-king/</loc><lastmod>2017-11-21T13:55:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/20/literary-glance-uncommon-type-by-tom-hanks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tom-hanks-book-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Uncommon Type</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-20T19:14:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/19/has-anybody-read-any-good-books-lately-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/books-good.jpg</image:loc><image:title>These are all good books, but I've read them, and I'm not in the mood to read them again.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/crap-cover5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-04T14:41:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/12/21/has-anybody-read-any-good-books-lately/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/books-good.jpg</image:loc><image:title>books, good</image:title><image:caption>These are all good books, but I've read them, and I'm not in the mood to read them again.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-20T00:24:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/14/the-literary-rants-must-read-novels-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/100_5019.jpg</image:loc><image:title>To Kill a Mockingbird</image:title><image:caption>This novel is on almost every book list.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/crap-cover4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-14T01:23:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/01/23/the-literary-rants-must-read-novels/</loc><lastmod>2017-11-14T01:10:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/13/literary-glance-the-rooster-bar-by-john-grisham/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rooster-bar-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>rooster bar (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-16T16:34:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/10/05/reading-an-abridged-book-is-cheating/</loc><lastmod>2022-01-16T17:47:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/12/reading-an-abridged-book-is-cheating-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/les-miserables-2.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>If it's unabridged, there's no shame in NOT finishing a classic novel.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/crap-cover3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-13T16:49:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/10/i-wrote-a-letter-to-my-teenage-self-and-he-smarted-off-at-me-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/leonid_pasternak_001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>(image via Wikimedia)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-10T01:23:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/09/is-this-self-help-book-still-relevant-how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/how-to-win-friends-cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>How To Win Friends</image:title><image:caption>The cover says it's "the only book you need to lead you to success." That's good enough for me!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/crap-cover2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-11T17:23:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/01/19/dont-change-the-meaning-of-literally/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/merriam-webster_logo-svg.png</image:loc><image:title>merriam-webster_logo-svg</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-08T01:35:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/07/independent-author-cheats-and-gets-book-deal-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/crap-cover1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/diary-of-oxygen-thief.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snowman needs a bigger carrot.</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-07T01:51:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/18/independent-author-cheats-and-gets-book-deal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/diary-of-oxygen-thief.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Diary of Oxygen Thief</image:title><image:caption>Snowman needs a bigger carrot.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-07T03:16:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/06/literary-glance-origin-by-dan-brown/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/origin-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Origin (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-06T13:50:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/11/05/5-ways-to-ruin-a-good-book-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writing-prompt_cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/reading-in-public.jpg</image:loc><image:title>reading dude</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/crap-cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-05T14:27:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/10/17/5-ways-to-ruin-a-good-book/</loc><lastmod>2017-11-06T15:36:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/10/31/why-should-i-read-this-ulysses-by-james-joyce-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/writing-prompt_cover6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/crap-cover6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ulysses.jpg</image:loc><image:title>I should have known from the cover that this book wasn't about Roman mythology.</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-31T01:40:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/10/30/5-reasons-why-english-grammar-is-so-difficult-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/writing-prompt_cover5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/punctuation_personfied-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Don't let them fool you. Even they struggle with grammar. 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Amazon!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:53:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/12/bad-sentences-in-classic-literature-the-great-gatsby-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/100_5993.jpg</image:loc></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:52:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/19/what-your-reading-style-says-about-you-take-the-quiz-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/writing-prompt_cover1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on Amazon!</image:title><image:caption>Now available on Amazon!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/100_5509.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The following quiz won't tell you what kind of lover you are, or how you rate as a companion. This quiz is serious!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:51:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/27/is-there-a-glut-of-superhero-movies-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/superman-e1459708196456.jpg</image:loc><image:title>When the superhero movie is no longer a novelty, Marvel and DC will have to team up.</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:50:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/02/4th-of-july-story-the-box-of-m-80s-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/4th-of-july.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Relax. This picture was created in 1902. It was okay for kids to fire off guns back then. (image via Wikipedia)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:49:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/03/4th-of-july-story-waiting-for-fireworks-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/flag_of_the_united_states-svg.png</image:loc><image:title>(image via wikipedia)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:47:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/04/4th-of-july-story-the-kid-who-got-his-thumb-blown-off-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/firecracker-safety.jpg</image:loc><image:title>(image via wikimedia)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:46:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/10/reading-makes-you-walk-funny-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/crap-cover.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Now available on Amazon!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/crap-cover1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/624px-d-w015_warnung_vor_absturzgefahr_ty_svg.png</image:loc><image:title>Don't read while you walk, or this could happen to you.</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:44:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/16/writers-block-vs-readers-block-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/thinking.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The author completely lost his train of thought as soon as he put his manuscript on the writer's block. (image via wikimedia)</image:title><image:caption>Step #1- Don't put your work-in-progress on top of the writer's block. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/crap-cover2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Now available on the Amazon Kindle!</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:43:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/25/6-reasons-to-read-a-book-more-than-once-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/100_4817.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nick Charles with Asta instead of his wife Nora</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:42:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/30/bad-topics-for-writers-or-anybody-else-to-talk-about-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bad-topic.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T22:42:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/02/01/why-should-i-read-this-war-and-peace-by-leo-tolstoy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/war-and-peace.jpg</image:loc><image:title>war and peace</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/war-and-peace-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>War and Peace 2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T14:43:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/05/10/writers-block-vs-readers-block/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/thinking.jpg</image:loc><image:title>thinking</image:title><image:caption>The author completely lost his train of thought as soon as he put his manuscript on the writer's block. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T01:58:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/08/04/the-chipotle-paper-bag-essay-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/paperbag_head.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>It's tough to read an essay like this, but at least nobody can watch you eat. (image via wikimedia)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T01:28:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/09/20/the-chipotle-paper-bag-essay/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/paperbag_head.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Paperbag_head</image:title><image:caption>It's tough to read an essay like this, but at least nobody can watch you eat.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-04T01:24:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/02/05/the-literary-rants-george-rr-martins-writing-pace/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/george-rr-martin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>george-rr-martin</image:title><image:caption>Why is Martin making public appearances?  He should be writing Winds of Winter!! (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-03T21:55:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/01/04/stephen-king-vs-the-adverb/</loc><lastmod>2017-08-03T20:41:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/08/03/literary-glance-the-late-show-by-michael-connelly/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/the-late-show-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Late show (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-03T01:07:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/08/02/the-back-to-school-special-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/liar.png</image:loc><image:title>(image via wikimedia)</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/reader.jpg</image:loc><image:title>daydreaming</image:title><image:caption>Hang in there, kid!  There's a purpose to all that sitting around.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/100_5333.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ADVISE TO STUDENTS: When you ask for permission to use the restroom, don't carry a book with you.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/the-hobbit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>If you're exhausted and depressed by teaching, write a famous book.</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-03T06:58:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/08/17/the-back-to-school-special/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/typewriter.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Typewriter</image:title><image:caption>If you're going to make fun of the teacher's name, don't put it into writing. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/reader.jpg</image:loc><image:title>reader</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-02T11:34:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/08/01/is-this-phrase-sexist/</loc><lastmod>2020-01-13T16:12:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/28/literary-glance-the-corrections-by-johnathan-franzen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/corrections-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>corrections</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-02T15:06:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/26/literary-glance-a-game-of-thrones-by-george-r-r-martin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/a-game-of-thrones-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Game of Thrones (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-26T15:15:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/17/literary-glance-murder-games-by-james-patterson/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/murder-games-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Murder Games (2)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-17T19:49:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/13/literary-glance-the-silent-corner-by-dean-koontz/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/the-silent-corner.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Silent Corner</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-15T13:54:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/11/literary-glance-the-essex-serpent-by-sarah-perry/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/essex-serpent.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Essex Serpent</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-15T17:10:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/01/31/reading-makes-you-walk-funny/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/624px-d-w015_warnung_vor_absturzgefahr_ty_svg.png</image:loc><image:title>624px-D-W015_Warnung_vor_Absturzgefahr_ty_svg</image:title><image:caption>Don't read while you walk, or this could happen to you.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-09T20:16:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/12/15/what-makes-a-bad-word-a-bad-word/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pain.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pain</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-23T08:48:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/07/shut-up-about-seinfeld/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/seinfeld.png</image:loc><image:title>Seinfeld</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-07T20:36:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/07/06/literary-glance-dangerous-minds-by-janet-evanovich/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dangerous-minds.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dangerous minds</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-06T14:40:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/03/4th-of-july-story-waiting-for-fireworks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/flag_of_the_united_states-svg.png</image:loc><image:title>Flag_of_the_United_States.svg</image:title><image:caption>USA!  USA!!  USA!!!(image via wikipedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-03T23:02:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/02/4th-of-july-story-the-box-of-m-80s/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/4th-of-july.jpg</image:loc><image:title>4th of July</image:title><image:caption>Relax.  This picture was created in 1902.  It was okay for kids to fire off guns back then. (image via Wikipedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-30T17:11:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/29/literary-glance-the-identicals-by-elin-hilderbrand/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/the-identicals-ii.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the identicals II</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-29T13:23:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/28/literary-glance-camino-island-by-john-grisham/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/camino-island.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Camino Island</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-28T01:41:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/26/literary-glance-against-all-odds-by-danielle-steel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/against-all-odds.jpg</image:loc><image:title>against all odds</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-26T13:10:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/20/literary-glance-bookshots-kill-or-be-killed-by-james-patterson/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/kill-or-be-killed-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>kill or be killed 2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-22T22:07:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/01/13/what-your-reading-style-says-about-you-take-the-quiz/</loc><lastmod>2017-06-26T16:59:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/13/literary-glance-into-the-water-by-paula-hawkins/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/into-the-water.jpg</image:loc><image:title>into the water</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-16T21:47:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/09/literary-glance-heroes-of-the-frontier-by-david-eggers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/heroes-of-the-frontier.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Heroes of the Frontier</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-09T01:11:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/08/literary-glance-foreign-agent-by-brad-thor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/foreign-agent-thor.jpg</image:loc><image:title>foreign agent- thor</image:title><image:caption>Brad Thor?  That's not his real name!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-09T02:08:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/06/the-writing-prompt-memorable-teacher-names/</loc><lastmod>2017-06-06T03:50:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/05/24/curse-of-the-summer-reading-list/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ernest_hemingway_2.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>He wondered why there was no Ernest Hemingway on the summer reading list (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ernest_hemingway_at_the_finca_vigia_1953.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ernest_Hemingway_at_the_Finca_Vigia,_1953</image:title><image:caption>He wondered why there was no Ernest Hemingway on the summer reading list. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-06T01:30:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/06/02/literary-glance-here-i-am-by-jonathan-safran-foer/</loc><lastmod>2018-07-30T12:51:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/05/30/literary-glance-american-gods-by-neil-gaiman/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/american-gods.jpg</image:loc><image:title>American Gods</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-05-31T18:32:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/05/26/the-literary-rants-james-patterson-and-bill-clinton-team-up/</loc><lastmod>2017-05-26T13:28:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/05/22/literary-glance-the-girls-by-emma-cline/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/the-girls.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Girls</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-05-22T13:45:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/05/16/literary-glance-the-nix-by-nathan-hill/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/the-nix.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Nix</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-05-20T01:50:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/05/12/the-poetry-professor-who-stole-my-ex-girlfriend/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/holding-hands.png</image:loc><image:title>holding hands</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-09-04T04:48:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/05/11/literary-glance-the-fix-by-david-baldacci/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/the-fix.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Fix</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-16T12:03:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/05/09/literary-glance-golden-prey-by-john-sandford/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/golden-prey.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Golden Prey</image:title><image:caption>Beginning a book is easy, but finishing it can be hard.  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wikimedia</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-04-24T00:18:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/04/17/the-literary-rants-the-long-haul-13-reasons-why-and-game-of-thrones/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/13-reasons-why.jpg</image:loc><image:title>13 reasons why</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/the-long-haul.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Long Haul</image:title><image:caption>The only rant better than a literary rant is a collection of literary rants.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-04-20T01:45:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/04/10/awkward-moments-with-movie-quotes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/office-space-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Office Space (2)</image:title><image:caption>Be careful when you recite a movie quote in public.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-11T13:37:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/04/03/stupid-ideas-that-dont-seem-so-bad-now/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/brain-ii.png</image:loc><image:title>brain II</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-04-11T16:24:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/03/27/why-writing-used-to-suck-but-doesnt-anymore/</loc><lastmod>2017-03-27T17:32:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/03/22/a-high-school-classmate-just-got-arrested/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/newspaper.png</image:loc><image:title>Newspaper</image:title><image:caption>The mugshot wasn't flattering.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-23T17:09:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/03/20/the-literary-rants-the-oxford-comma/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/comma.png</image:loc><image:title>comma</image:title><image:caption>It can be called the Oxford comma, the Harvard comma, or the serial comma. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-26T04:04:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/03/06/famous-writing-quotes-that-nobody-knows-about/</loc><lastmod>2017-05-23T10:11:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/02/28/whats-your-favorite-blog-post/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/question-mark.jpg</image:loc><image:title>question-mark</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-13T20:59:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/02/27/the-literary-rants-sensitivity-readers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sensitivity-reader.png</image:loc><image:title>sensitivity-reader</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-13T00:37:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/02/20/my-daughter-punched-out-james-patterson/</loc><lastmod>2017-02-22T09:38:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/02/12/awkward-sex-scenes-in-books-iii/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/here-i-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>here-i-am</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-02-12T13:24:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/02/06/donald-trumps-reading-list/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/president-trump.jpg</image:loc><image:title>president-trump</image:title><image:caption>image via wikimedia</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-09T22:47:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/01/17/the-literary-rants-standardized-reading-tests-suck/</loc><lastmod>2017-01-23T01:32:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/01/15/awkward-sex-scenes-in-books-ii/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/awkward-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>awkward-2</image:title><image:caption>Bad breath can make anything awkward.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-15T23:54:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/01/11/my-co-worker-just-published-a-book/</loc><lastmod>2017-01-17T00:40:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2017/01/03/bad-sentences-in-best-selling-novels-cross-the-line-by-james-patterson/</loc><lastmod>2017-01-04T12:15:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/12/29/awkward-sex-scenes-in-books/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/romantic-encounter.jpg</image:loc><image:title>romantic-encounter</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-02T06:34:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/12/28/the-literary-rants-james-pattersons-bookshots/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bookshots.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bookshots</image:title><image:caption>If you like James Patterson, you'll never run out of his books to read.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-02T06:35:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/12/27/bad-sentences-in-classic-literature-the-shining-by-stephen-king/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/the-shining.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the-shining</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikipedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-12-28T18:34:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/12/20/the-literary-rants-bad-sex-in-fiction/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bad-sex-scene.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bad-sex-scene</image:title><image:caption>If the author doesn’t stop the scene right here, too many things can go horribly wrong.  (Image via wikimedia)     </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-12-22T23:02:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/12/19/the-best-of-everything-2016/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cursed-child.jpg</image:loc><image:title>cursed-child</image:title><image:caption>This might not be the best, but it's at least best-selling.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-12-27T21:39:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/12/16/the-literary-rants-amazon-prime-book-selection/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/amazon_prime_logo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>amazon_prime_logo</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-12-18T23:47:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/12/14/the-literary-rants-classic-novels-get-banned-and-unbanned/</loc><lastmod>2016-12-14T21:47:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/12/12/the-literary-rants-bill-oreillys-childrens-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/patterson.jpg</image:loc><image:title>patterson</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-12-13T13:45:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/11/02/in-defense-of-boys-who-dont-read-as-well-as-girls/</loc><lastmod>2016-11-11T21:42:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/09/12/is-there-really-anything-wrong-with-millennials/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/the-thinker.png</image:loc><image:title>the-thinker</image:title><image:caption>If he'd been a Millennial, he could have googled the answer by now. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-28T15:23:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/04/18/the-polite-persons-guide-to-saying-no/</loc><lastmod>2016-09-01T01:53:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/08/29/im-going-to-buy-truman-capotes-ashes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/truman_capote_3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Truman_Capote_3</image:title><image:caption>He might be rolling in his grave… if he was buried. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-08-29T16:06:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/06/16/the-famous-author-who-said-teaching-was-exhausting-and-depressing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/the-hobbit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Hobbit</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-06T04:07:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/08/22/bring-back-the-comments-section/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-26T11:21:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/08/15/book-publishers-might-be-spying-on-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spy-i.png</image:loc><image:title>spy I</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-10-26T16:49:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/12/14/my-wifes-epic-rant-on-social-media/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/warning-iv.png</image:loc><image:title>Warning IV</image:title><image:caption>If your rant doesn't offend at least half your friends, then it isn't epic! (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/warning-iii.png</image:loc><image:title>warning III</image:title><image:caption>If your rant doesn't offend more than half your friends, then it's not epic! (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-08-14T13:39:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/11/09/snoring-is-not-a-character-flaw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sleeping2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>sleeping2</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-05T23:02:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/08/02/social-media-is-impossible-to-keep-up-with/</loc><lastmod>2016-08-03T20:40:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/15/is-this-a-good-reason-to-fight-farting-in-public/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fighting.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fighting</image:title><image:caption> (image via Wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-08-01T12:08:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/11/print-is-not-dead/</loc><lastmod>2016-07-31T15:35:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/10/31/the-best-u-s-political-insult-ever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ann_richards_governor_of_texas.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ann_Richards,_Governor_of_Texas</image:title><image:caption>She looked like a sweet old lady, but if you pissed her off, she'd rip you a new one. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/declaration_independence.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Declaration_independence</image:title><image:caption>It looks peaceful, but they probably said horrible things about each other. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-27T17:34:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/04/24/the-best-american-political-insult-ever/</loc><lastmod>2016-07-27T17:34:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/27/the-writing-challenges-of-an-uneventful-life/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/daughter.png</image:loc><image:title>daughter</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-11T19:32:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/13/divorce-ruins-love-story/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/eat-pray-love.jpg</image:loc><image:title>eat, pray, love</image:title><image:caption>Insert clever comment here.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-02-09T01:41:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/06/07/best-james-patterson-jokes-ever/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-13T18:56:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/06/24/attack-of-the-literary-gimmicks/</loc><lastmod>2016-07-09T12:44:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/08/july-2016-fiction-best-sellers-a-review/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/end_of_watch_cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>End of Watch</image:title><image:caption>Stephen King could rewrite the phone book, and it  would be a best seller, and nobody reads phone books anymore.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-08-22T02:53:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/07/maybe-this-book-shouldnt-get-published-yet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gay-talese.jpg</image:loc><image:title>gay talese</image:title><image:caption>Just so you know, this isn't the peeping tom.  This is the author who wrote about the peeping tom. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-07T18:13:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/04/4th-of-july-story-the-kid-who-got-his-thumb-blown-off/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/firecracker-safety.jpg</image:loc><image:title>firecracker safety</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-04T00:01:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/07/01/non-writer-loses-1-2-million-book-deal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/money.png</image:loc><image:title>money</image:title><image:caption> (image via Wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-02T17:45:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/30/100-chance-of-best-seller/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/the-circle.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the circle</image:title><image:caption>This novel had a 100% chance of becoming a best seller.  Or is it bestseller?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-10T02:47:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/29/what-motivates-you-to-write-annoyance-vs-anger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/small-gods.jpg</image:loc><image:title>small gods</image:title><image:caption>The author of this book might have been motivated by anger.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-29T17:02:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/27/on-stephen-kings-comments-about-donald-trump/</loc><lastmod>2016-06-28T19:53:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/24/the-plagiarist-vs-the-indie-author-vs-the-sock-puppet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sock-puppet.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sock-puppet</image:title><image:caption>The hand inside this sock puppet could belong to a plagiarist indie author. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-24T21:31:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/23/i-just-got-an-amazon-refund/</loc><lastmod>2016-06-23T12:39:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/21/a-kid-threw-up-at-the-comic-book-show/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/comic-show.jpg</image:loc><image:title>comic show</image:title><image:caption>Everybody would have Grimaced if they'd seen what was going on behind them.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-21T23:22:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/20/famous-author-writes-adult-coloring-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/whipping_girl.png</image:loc><image:title>Whipping_girl</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-27T14:26:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/18/is-the-rat-race-of-writing-worth-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/rat-race.png</image:loc><image:title>rat race</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-23T18:33:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/16/june-2016-fiction-best-sellers-a-review/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/all-summer.png</image:loc><image:title>all summer</image:title><image:caption>It has to be a "summer read" if the word "summer" is in the title.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-16T22:08:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/14/how-famous-authors-can-prevent-spoilers-j-k-rowling-and-the-cursed-child/</loc><lastmod>2016-06-16T11:44:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/04/17/5-books-that-should-get-banned/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/censored_rubber_stamp_svg.png</image:loc><image:title>Censored_rubber_stamp_svg</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-01T22:38:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/11/20/5-confusing-quotes-about-writing-from-famous-authors/</loc><lastmod>2017-11-11T13:39:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/06/07/my-daughters-want-to-go-to-a-youtuber-book-signing/</loc><lastmod>2016-11-14T13:43:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/05/31/new-authors-who-make-way-too-much-money/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sweetbitter.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sweetbitter</image:title><image:caption>Title Tip #1- Take a compound word and reverse it.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/the-nest.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Nest</image:title><image:caption> It's nice to  get Amy Poehler to write something good about your book.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-10-19T11:05:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/08/07/stephen-king-was-wrong/</loc><lastmod>2016-05-29T14:20:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/05/23/donald-trump-vs-j-k-rowling/</loc><lastmod>2017-05-26T16:21:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/11/03/revealed-the-shocking-secret-famous-authors-dont-want-you-to-know/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/reading.jpg</image:loc><image:title>reading</image:title><image:caption>If you're doing this, you might never become a famous author. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-09-16T03:10:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/07/17/best-books-ever-by-genre-part-one/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gadsby.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gadsby</image:title><image:caption>This might not be the worst book ever, but the idea behind it is pretty bad. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-thin-man.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Thin Man</image:title><image:caption>Even if this isn't the BEST MYSTERY EVER, there has never been another mystery novel quite like it.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/i-robot.jpg</image:loc><image:title>I, Robot</image:title><image:caption>If the Robot Apocalypse ever happens, it's not Asimov's fault; at least he wrote some rules.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/great-expectations.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Great Expectations</image:title><image:caption>Because it's called Great Expectations, everybody's expectations of it are too... high.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-15T23:32:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/05/04/celebrity-advice-that-graduates-should-ignore/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/graduation_hat1_svg.png</image:loc><image:title>Graduation_hat1_svg</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-15T14:50:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/07/19/a-brief-history-of-not-finishing-books/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hawking.png</image:loc><image:title>Hawking</image:title><image:caption>No, I didn't finish reading this either.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-12T01:33:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/05/09/may-2016-fiction-best-sellers-a-review/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nightingale.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nightingale</image:title><image:caption>Would anybody read this if it were set during the Franco-Prussian War instead of World War II?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-08T04:41:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/09/06/the-ultimate-writers-guide-for-the-novice-author/</loc><lastmod>2016-05-10T02:19:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/04/12/book-titles-that-get-mispronounced-les-miserables-by-victor-hugo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/les-miserables.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Les Miserables</image:title><image:caption>I really wish this had come with an audio.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/les-miserables-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Les Miserables 2</image:title><image:caption>It's too long, and a lot of people don't know how to pronounce it.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-08T22:14:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/12/27/oh-my-god-i-just-met-james-patterson/</loc><lastmod>2016-05-08T14:01:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/11/04/the-amazing-adventures-of-kavalier-and-clay-by-michael-chabon-vs-excelsior-by-stan-lee-vs-an-actual-comic-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/100_4831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kavalier and Stan Lee</image:title><image:caption>The book on the left won a Pulitzer Prize.  The guy on the right should have won a Pulitzer Prize just for being awesome!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-07T17:39:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/10/07/the-best-comic-book-ever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscn2628.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fantastic Four #26</image:title><image:caption>If you disagree with this selection, HULK WILL SMASH, and it's not even his comic book.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-07T14:13:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/04/20/pulitzer-prize-for-fiction-2016-2006-a-review/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sympathizer.png</image:loc><image:title>sympathizer</image:title><image:caption>If you're going to buy this book, get it soon  (before Pulitzer puts its name all over the cover.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-21T05:46:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/03/13/the-introverts-guide-to-public-speaking/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/public-speaking.png</image:loc><image:title>public speaking</image:title><image:caption>Maintain eye contact, and control your gestures. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/500px-syawning_svg.png</image:loc><image:title>500px-SYawning_svg</image:title><image:caption>You can stop yawning now. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/im_a_smart_guy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>I'm_A_Smart_Guy</image:title><image:caption> (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-19T00:13:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/04/11/which-best-selling-novel-should-you-read-april-2016/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fool-me-once.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fool Me Once</image:title><image:caption>If your book title is Fool Me Once, you might not get a second chance with readers.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-13T15:18:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/04/04/is-there-a-glut-of-superhero-movies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/superman-e1459708196456.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Superman</image:title><image:caption>When the superhero movie is no longer a novelty, Marvel and DC will have to team up.  </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-20T06:03:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/03/20/which-best-selling-nonfiction-book-should-you-read-march-2016/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/road-to-little-dribbling.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Road to Little Dribbling</image:title><image:caption>It's a funny title.  But is it a lie?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-26T01:25:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/03/06/which-best-selling-novel-should-you-read-march-2016/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/all_the_light_we_cannot_see_doerr_novel.jpg</image:loc><image:title>All_the_Light_We_Cannot_See_(Doerr_novel)</image:title><image:caption>It's a best seller and a Pulitzer Prize winner.  Somebody out there HAS to hate this book.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-14T00:41:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/02/21/february-2016-best-sellers-ebook-and-print-a-review/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/morning-star.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Morning Star</image:title><image:caption>Book III in a Trilogy</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-26T00:51:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/02/16/to-kill-a-mockingbird-vs-aaron-sorkin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/to_kill_a_mockingbird_1962_trailer_2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_(1962)_trailer_2</image:title><image:caption>Atticus Finch had many fine qualities, but the ability to engage in rapid-fire witty dialogue was not one of them. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-21T01:47:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/02/14/february-2016-paperback-best-sellers-a-review/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jojo-moyes-iii.png</image:loc><image:title>jojo moyes III</image:title><image:caption>I don't want to overestimate myself.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jojo-moyes-iii.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jojo moyes III</image:title><image:caption>This shouldn't have taken too long either.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jojo-moyes-ii.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jojo moyes II</image:title><image:caption>I hope this didn't take long to design.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/me-before-you.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Me Before You</image:title><image:caption>One of the easiest jobs in the publishing industry might be  book cover designer for Jojo Moyes.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-17T10:01:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/01/17/you-know-what-i-mean/</loc><lastmod>2016-02-07T19:49:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/01/21/jk-rowling-said-something-today/</loc><lastmod>2016-02-07T19:49:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/01/28/january-2016-fiction-best-sellers-a-review/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/the_girl_on_the_train.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The_Girl_on_the_Train</image:title><image:caption>This book is everywhere, but I haven't read it yet.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-29T07:18:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/10/24/enders-game-vs-the-hunger-games-vs-a-game-of-thrones/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/100_5892.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beat up Ender's Game</image:title><image:caption>It's not beat up; it's well-read!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-28T09:48:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/01/25/4-reasons-why-most-writers-dont-make-much-money/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dollar_sign_reflective_metallic1.gif</image:loc><image:title>Dollar_sign_(reflective_metallic)[1]</image:title><image:caption>(image via Wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-19T00:14:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/01/14/4-ways-to-help-writers-make-more-money/</loc><lastmod>2016-01-16T02:48:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/01/03/ive-published-more-books-than-james-patterson-in-2016/</loc><lastmod>2016-01-10T14:43:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2016/01/05/polite-people-dont-talk-about-these-things/</loc><lastmod>2016-01-19T02:51:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/12/31/the-new-years-resolution-that-backfired/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/drinking.jpg</image:loc><image:title>drinking</image:title><image:caption>This might not be the best moment to make a New Year's resolution. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-12-31T18:03:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/11/29/50-years-and-500-posts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/birthday_cake.png</image:loc><image:title>Birthday_Cake</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-12-04T23:20:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/08/20/i-got-cussed-at-by-a-library-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gravitys-rainbow.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gravity's Rainbow</image:title><image:caption>From the cover, it looked like such a nice book.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-30T02:08:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/03/15/punching-out-holden-caulfield/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/715px-knuckles.jpg</image:loc><image:title>715px-Knuckles</image:title><image:caption>It's never good when you see one of these coming right at you!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-12-12T02:47:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/10/26/the-literary-rants-amazon-game-of-thrones-and-playboy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jungle2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jungle2</image:title><image:caption>Now on sale for less than a dollar on Amazon!!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/game-of-thrones.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Game of Thrones</image:title><image:caption>Even the dragon is getting tired of waiting for the next volume.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/reading-book.jpg</image:loc><image:title>reading book</image:title><image:caption>This is considered tasteful because she's reading a book. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-16T00:37:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/10/19/worst-book-promotion-ever-dont-buy-the-fing-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/reckless.jpg</image:loc><image:title>reckless</image:title><image:caption>"...don't buy the f***ing book," but you can still look at the cover.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/censored.png</image:loc><image:title>censored</image:title><image:caption>I would put up a picture of the book cover, but the author might drop an f-bomb on me. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-04T19:00:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/09/27/i-got-into-a-fight-over-a-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fight-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fight 2</image:title><image:caption>Nobody really gets hurt in fight over a book. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-16T18:33:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/08/30/i-am-no-award/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/alien.png</image:loc><image:title>alien</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-09-04T02:10:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/08/23/famous-writers-start-twitter-fight/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fight.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fight</image:title><image:caption>This is what happens when a guy mocks feminism and Edith Wharton. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-16T18:36:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/11/17/my-daughter-lied-in-her-memoir/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/liar.png</image:loc><image:title>liar</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-10T12:39:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/03/23/the-death-of-long-story/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-17T15:00:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/03/17/long-story-literary-analysis-and-feedback/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T23:04:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/03/11/long-story-the-controversial-ending/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T23:02:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/02/25/long-story-the-climax/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T22:59:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/02/17/long-story-foreshadowing-and-building-suspense/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T22:57:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/02/05/long-story-content-not-suitable-for-children/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T22:54:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/01/28/long-story-write-about-what-you-know/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T22:52:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/01/20/long-story-the-curse-brothers/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T20:17:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/01/13/long-story-first-person-point-of-view/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T18:54:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/01/03/long-story-the-rough-draft/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T12:55:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/12/23/long-story-bad-high-school-memory/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T12:51:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/12/11/long-story-the-writing-process/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-16T01:27:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/12/04/long-story-the-sick-teacher/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-15T23:41:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/11/25/long-story-the-cheerleader-with-really-nice-legs/</loc><lastmod>2015-08-15T22:06:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/08/15/pretentious-or-presidential-president-obamas-summer-reading-list/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/president-obama.jpg</image:loc><image:title>President Obama</image:title><image:caption>Being president means critics over-analyze the books you read.  (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-08-19T23:25:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/04/04/the-wardrobe-malfunction/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/infinite_jest_cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Infinite_jest_cover</image:title><image:caption>Is this book really on a list for people who hate to read books?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bikini_drawing.png</image:loc><image:title>Bikini_drawing</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-08-12T14:26:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/06/08/books-that-make-readers-feel-stupid/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/finnegans-wake.jpg</image:loc><image:title>finnegans-wake</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-08-11T18:34:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/08/10/books-that-make-readers-angry/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/go_set_a_watchman.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Go_Set_a_Watchman</image:title><image:caption>I keep telling myself, it's not Harper Lee's, it's not Harper Lee's fault! (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-08-27T14:05:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/07/10/a-time-to-kill-vs-to-kill-a-mockingbird/</loc><lastmod>2015-07-13T09:38:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/04/23/what-makes-you-a-writer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/typewriter_svg.png</image:loc><image:title>typewriter_svg</image:title><image:caption>You might be a writer if you use this, but you also might want to update your technology. (image via Wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-09-09T01:02:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/06/21/binge-watching-literature-which-books-turned-into-television-shows-should-you-read/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/orange-is-new-black.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Orange is new black</image:title><image:caption>Now it's time to demonstrate our critical thinking skills by applying the House of Cards/Game of Thrones Rules to other books.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/houseofcards.jpg</image:loc><image:title>HouseofCards</image:title><image:caption>See?  I told you it was a book.  Nobody believes me when I tell them it's a book.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/game-of-thrones-book.jpg</image:loc><image:title>game-of-thrones-book</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gameofthrones.jpg</image:loc><image:title>GameofThrones</image:title><image:caption>Call it A Song of Ice and Fire, and watch the novices get confused.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-08-04T14:04:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2012/09/09/defending-sock-puppets-and-fake-book-reviews/</loc><lastmod>2015-06-18T18:49:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/02/08/does-this-book-need-a-sequel-to-kill-a-mockingbird/</loc><lastmod>2015-06-17T18:51:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/04/27/four-reasons-not-to-read-in-public/</loc><lastmod>2015-06-13T02:44:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/05/03/the-history-of-thug/</loc><lastmod>2015-12-10T09:57:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/04/19/the-fake-word/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jabberwocky.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jabberwocky</image:title><image:caption>If Lewis Carroll can make up “vorpal,” “brillig,” and “uffish,” then I can make up words like… (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-30T15:33:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/03/22/i-found-an-old-letter-a-famous-author-wrote-to-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/charlie-andchocolate.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Charlie andchocolate</image:title><image:caption>If I'd received a letter from THIS famous author, I'd have had it framed!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-04-23T19:29:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/01/06/how-to-write-a-best-seller-with-gone-girl-by-gillian-flynn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/100_4879.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gone Girl and pen</image:title><image:caption>I've never written a best selling novel, but I've read a few of them, so I'm an expert.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-03-20T14:36:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/03/08/life-as-a-romantic-comedy/</loc><lastmod>2015-04-05T17:11:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/02/22/i-need-a-good-self-promotion-publicity-stunt/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/self-promotion.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Self-promotion</image:title><image:caption>I might do a book reading, but I'm not singing or playing any musical instruments. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-03-30T12:58:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/01/26/when-super-bowl-commercials-ruin-a-game/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nfl_cheerleaders.jpg</image:loc><image:title>NFL_cheerleaders</image:title><image:caption>(image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-03-15T12:19:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2015/01/25/nothing-strange-happens-to-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/strange_tales_october_1932.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Strange_Tales_October_1932</image:title><image:caption>I've found stains and blotches much stranger than this stuck inside of library books. (image via wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-02-06T20:28:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/12/22/harry-potter-vs-cormoran-strike-vs-jk-rowling-vs-robert-galbraith/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cuckoo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>cuckoo</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-01-02T16:52:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/12/01/a-brand-new-james-patterson-joke/</loc><lastmod>2014-12-05T16:37:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2014/05/17/books-too-embarrassing-to-read-in-public/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/book-question.png</image:loc><image:title>Book question</image:title><image:caption>Is it charitable, or is it narcissism? (image via Wikimedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-30T05:52:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com/2013/02/10/why-is-aint-improper/</loc><lastmod>2014-11-30T16:24:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://dysfunctionalliteracy.com</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2026-04-02T09:35:45+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
