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What do Judy Blume, bleating bishops, and the Supreme Court have in common?

And then came the swell tale of sweet Judy Blume, she of tender, coming-of-age "Are you there, God?" 'tween lit fame, sending out a letter on behalf...

Judy Blume at ALA '07
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And then came the swell tale of sweet Judy Blume, she of tender, coming-of-age “Are you there, God?” ‘tween lit fame, sending out a letter on behalf of Planned Parenthood that dared to suggest that Mother’s Day might be a terrific time to make a donation, and wouldn’t it be nice to help women in need on this most charming of maternal-themed days, so sayeth the woman who taught you about masturbation and hormones and unbearable teen angst when you were 12 and bepimpled and tingling in the most interesting of places?

Can you guess what happened next? Of course you can.

Read on at The last hotbutton / What do Judy Blume, bleating bishops, and the Supreme Court have in common?.

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