title: Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper: Gifting the World with Your Words and Stories, and Creating the Time and Energy to Actually Do It
author:  Sark 
description: SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) is the bestselling author and artist of fifteen books, including the national bestsellers <i>Succulent Wild Woman, Bodacious Book of Succulence, Eat Mangoes Naked, Prosperity Pie</i>, and <i>Fabulous Friendship Festival</i>. She is an acclaimed speaker and teacher, and is the CEO and founder of Planet SARK, a thriving business that promotes empowered living. SARK lives in San Francisco; visit her at www.PlanetSARK.com.
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  _**I S H M A E L**_
  
  
  An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
  
  
  
  
  
  ## **Daniel Quinn**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## **ONE**
  
  
  ### 1
  
  
  
  
  
  The first time I read the ad, I choked and cursed and spat and threw the paper
  to the floor. Since even this didn’t seem to be quite enough, I snatched it
  up, marched into the kitchen, and shoved it into the trash. While I was there,
  I made myself a little breakfast and gave myself some time to cool down. I ate
  and thought about something else entirely. That’s right.
  
  
  Then I dug the paper out of the trash and turned back to the Personals
  section, just to see if the damn thing was still there and just the way I
  remembered it. It was.
  
  
  TEACHER seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire
  
  
  to save the world. Apply in person.
  
  
  _An earnest desire to save the world!_ Oh, I liked that. That was rich indeed.
  An earnest desire to save the world—yes, that was splendid. By noon, two
  hundred mooncalfs, softheads, boobies, ninnyhammers, noodleheads, gawkies, and
  ass