Our youngest staff writer, the lovely Liz Meade, is 13 today. Happy Birthday, Liz! You are a Bright Place for so many of us. …
Deep Down Dig by Kiernan Norman
Sit down and begin to unravel the secrets you tried to bury inches deep within your thigh. Remember the giddy hollow of after. How ringing …
The Lightness by Kathryn Merwin
The fields were green and brown, speckled with horses and bales of hay. We drove with the windows down — cigarettes for fingers, black ash …
Five More YA Books You Should Be Reading This Summer
Couldn’t get enough of our first five summer reading recommendations? If you’ve still got time on your hands after reading those great books, why not …
Day 213 2014
Our August theme is heritage and culture. Before you dig back into school, take some time to climb your lovely family tree. Explore your depths …
Germ Girl of the Month: Kimberly Hillmer
Name: Kimberly Hillmer Grade: May 2014 Graduate of Marquette University. Germ’s August Girl of the Month, Kimberly Hillmer, is all warm smiles and spunky …
Daily Germ
germnitiative noun \ˈjərm-ˈni-shə-tiv also -shē-ə-tiv\ : the power or opportunity to do something before others do : the energy and desire that is needed to do something : …