The Kind Bus

03/03/2026

📬 March newsletter drop - This one is better than the last thanks to the contributing artists! Thanks for reading and don't forget to subscribe so you receive future drops.

If you would like to contribute - there is a form linked in the note from the editor (me).

Apparently, you can just… declare a National Day. There isn’t a grand council of elders guarding the calendar. There’s no velvet rope around “official.” There are companies that will happily register your very important observance for a fee, give it a logo, and there you have it. Just like...

02/26/2026

I'm a day late per usual - February 25th is world Bookmark Day 🎊 📚 Here is a collection I recently made from scrap cardboard and one of Joey's Ansel Adams books that our bunny, Rick, decided would make a yummy snack...trash to treasure

02/21/2026

🌿 Hanging out at Silver Leaf Boutique by TLOR to celebrate their grand opening. This store is amazing! Come check it out and grab a cup of tea compliments of NTCO xo

Sample our feature tea collab with author Ellen Gardner Gelerman

I'll be here until 3pm today

02/16/2026

Any other Madeline L'Engle book lover's? 📚💖
Which one is your favorite?

02/15/2026

https://www.nimbleteaco.com/post/the-first-banned-book-in-history-long-before-modern-banned-book-lists

Guess what - Banning books is not new. History on repeat 📚

When people talk about banned books, they usually mean modern classroom controversies. But the first banned book in history dates back thousands of years. Long before today’s banned book lists, rulers were already suppressing ideas they believed threatened their power.

02/15/2026

02/14/2026

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02/03/2026

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Once dismissed as crude and unserious, Charles Bukowski is now studied in universities for his raw portrayal of working-class life, alienation, and emotional endurance. This visual essay explores how his writing moved from the margins of literature into the academic canon.