When I turned sixteen, my Dad gave me a book. The leather cover was so old and worn that I couldnât even read the title. âThis was given to me by your grandpa,â he said. âForgot to go out and get you something, so I thought Iâd just give you […]
My grandfather on my dadâs side passed away from cancer back in 2018 at the age of 75. Unlike my momâs parents and my dadâs mom, my two brothers, my sister and I knew very little about âGrandpa Henryâ. All that we knew about him was that he was born
The bell above the door rang noisily as I entered the bookshop. My hopes of just browsing through the books without attracting the attention of a well-intentioned but usually annoying clerk were immediately dashed. I hate to be bothered while perusing the shelves. But upon closing the door and getting
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I was 22 and a bored young woman with a nearly useless degree in French Literature. It was only natural that I worked at my motherâs bookstore until I found a âreal job.â I preferred the afternoon shift because it consisted of some high school girls with big glasses window
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I know that people are going to call this out as bullshit so I’ll just say it right now. I’m a demon. At least that’s what most people would call me. The truth of what I am and where I’m from is a bit out of the understanding of corporeal
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My son is 2 years old and does. Not. Sleep. So when I saw an ad online for Goodnight Precious: the only book GUARANTEED put your child to sleep, I clicked. I was skeptical — but there was a video demonstration on the website. âIâm going to show you how this works.
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