Normal Gets You Nowhere

Author: Kelly Cutrone

nor-mal: according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule or principle / conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern / of, relating to, or characterized by average intelligence or developmentNormal?Who wants to be that?When Kelly Cutrone’s first book, If You Have to Cry, Go Outside, was first published, young people flocked to this new voice—finally,….Read More

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