Nerd Heaven #1

In some ways, I’m a normal eighth grader. I watch The Office, I have many friends, I love cats, I like to watch volleyball, and I eat a lot of pizza. But in other ways, I go very much south of the norm, for one simple reason - I’m a nerd.

My bizarre group of interests - reading, writing, Dungeons and Dragons, classical music, MBTI personalities, time travel - automatically morph into that ugly label. And sometimes, that can hurt.

Every nerd has felt a lack of self-confidence at some point in time, cringing in fear of that slightly puzzled, slightly scornful, raised-eyebrow look that a non-nerd might give you when you tell them that you’re obsessed with Lord of the Rings and the history of space travel. But there’s also the chance of meeting someone who identifies with you, who shares your interests and may introduce you to something new. So I’ve created a safe space for all supernerds to geek out over shared interests. I’ve attached a Google Form to this article so that you can tell me about your own hobbies and I can write about them.

For our first publication, I’ve decided to include something that I think a large portion of readers will enjoy - a book review.