podiobooks.com you don't have to have an ipod to use this service, but it is easier. If your home computer can play mp3s you can download these books in serialized form. Give it a try. Somw of them are really terrific.

www.thisibelieve.org anyone who listens to NPR will recognize this series. I submitted an essay to them and it is now on the This I Believe website. Go to "search the database" and put in last name: wright Keyword: serendipity. After you read mine, think about writing one of your own.

bookcrossing.com This is a website dedicated to setting books free and then following their travels in the wild. You register a book and get an identification number for it. Then you affix a label explaining that it is a free book (not a lost book) and leave it somewhere public for someone to pick up. The label keeps the book from being resold and allows the finder to note the books progress on bookcrossing.com.

Mythopoetica Mythopoetica is a site, not surprisingly, centered around discussions of myths both classical and contemporary and discussions of what myths are and if/why they are important to us today.

SurLaLune This is a fascinating chat room focused on fairy tales new and old. It also offers a fairy tale writers group.

Interstitial Art at www.endicott-studio.com The "interstitial arts" refers to those works of art in any field that exist on the borders, not quite fitting in to the more well defined genres.

netflix.com If you have a DVD player, this is the sight to satisfy your movie cravings. They seem to have everything you can think of. You can have up to 3 dvds at any time (more if your willing to pay more than the $20 a month basic charge) When you are finished watching one, mail it back (they arrive in their prepaid mailers) and netflix sends you the next film on your list. We love this place! Who needs television when you have netflix?

URL: http://www.theartsdirectory.net This is a very well done directory of arts related sites. Much better organized than most. Worth a visit.

www.justparents.com This is a little different from my usual suggestions, but they have some interesting books on their site.