I have been blown away by these gifts. I was shafted by my first santa, and mushpuppy went above and beyond my hopes.

Mushpuppy read about my posts in r/twoxchromosomes and dug through his collection of his favorite books and found one written by a female author and sent it my way. I am so touched by this gesture. Thank you, Mushpuppy, for sending me a little bit of you, while simultaneously thinking about me. (The Lathe of Heaven: A Novel, by Ursula K. Le Guin)

I'm studying religion in college right now. Born and raised a Catholic, but never really exposed to anything else until college. Mushpuppy sent me It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness, by Slyvia Boorstein. I can already tell that this book will help me with my studies, and perhaps some personal spiritual battles I've been facing lately.

I was apprehensive to post on my bio that I like comics and science. It's true that I love comics and science. I'm just not the most well-versed fan. I was worried that I would receive a great work, but not be able to understand it at all- like giving a 16 year old a brand new ferrari (or something... I'm not well versed in cars, either). Mushpuppy sent me Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. I cannot be more grateful for this. I can already tell that I'm going to love it.

Mushpuppy sent me The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. He, like I, enjoys children books. Considering that I've taken a class on children's literature, I know I'm going to enjoy this. I don't think I've ever posted about that class on reddit, so I'm going to call this a really cool coincidence. I don't know. But I do know that it will be an awesome read. The back of the book says it's a story about a boy who was born from a cow. Whatever it is- I'm going to love it.

The best has been saved for last. Mushpuppy knocked it out of the park with this one. He sent me Songbook by Nick Hornby. He wrote that, "[I] wanted to remind you how much music could affect people." That note has made me have hope that being a musician will be worthwhile. I can't wait to devour this book. I'm sure that I will cherish it forever.

Thank you, mushpuppy!