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Julie Falatko's avatar

To me, if you see all those months and numbers with colors and fonts, you have synesthesia. Because I have no mental picture at all of any of these things. One of my kids has it, and we like to happily grill her on what color and shape our names are and that sort of thing. I always WANTED to have it, since I read (probably in 12th grade, right after reading about existentialism) that people with synesthesia are more artistic and creative than all of the other dull-headed dimwits.

I am so happy you have a YA coming out! "Nothing like an Adam Rex novel" as the saying goes.

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Kari Anne's avatar

I love reading this! I have letter-color and number-color associations that have stayed the same since my first memories of reading and writing. The number 3 is orange, as is the letter C (and they are both in the same family). B is baby blue, 7 and L are yellow, etc. And I actually *see* colors with loud noises and intense physical feelings. A loud bang is always a white or yellow flash, a stubbed toe is a brick red smear, pins and needles are stars and sparkles, etc. That's all strange and whatever, but here's the *really* weird one... there's a criss-cross in my brain with certain textures and tastes. Like, this new silver color for Lexuses (Lexi?) is so chewy I nearly gag when I see it. Also, any kind of stubbly texture gives me the same taste sensation of fruit stripe gum. It sounds so bonkers to write all that out loud, but I didn't even realize any of it was... not typical... until a few years ago!

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