Monday Must-Reads and Watches (August 25, 2014)

Photo: Linda Nylind for The Guardian

Back-to-school week is kicking my butt--in a good way. Hope all you parents out there can say the same! Here's what I noticed this week on this here Internet Web Thingy:

Not sure what happened in the Michael Brown shooting? Watch these eyewitness accounts spliced together that create a very consistent storyline. 

I haven't read Kate Conner's Enough: 10 Things We Should Tell Teenage Girls, but I am digging this blog post where she shares the best advice offered by her readers.

Also from Kate Conner: why exaggerating the story about ISIS's persecution of religious minorities in Irag is not helpful: The Truth Does Not Need Your Help.

Turns out that doodling during work meetings promotes better processing of information.

Also, Ginny at Random Acts of Momness interviewed my friend and fellow Ovenbird author, Tarn Wilson--all about her new book and how we gain perspective as we write about our families. Tarn's book is ah-mazing, moving, and profound! I highly recommend you head over to Amazon and buy a copy!