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Found on Thomas Street…

For my fellow recluse

In an old paperback copy of “Walden” a friend was giving away in Montreal, just prior to a trip to vancouver. Tried to find the shop, but had been replaced by big downtown steel buildings. “For my fellow recluse: Hope you will enjoy this – it contains many of our mutual convictions and should fill … Continued

Hitting the Books

This printout left behind from a patron at the Bloomingdale Branch of the NY Public Library tells such a fantastic story. Number 8 is the final whammy.

Hint

I found this in the book “What Women Want Men to Know,” by Barbara DeAngelis, PhD.

Perfect Reader

Cute little drawing and note that I found at the city dumps.

A Good Omen?

I found this sticky note inside a book I bought used off Amazon. The book was “Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch” I wish I had parents that would buy a book like this for me. This note comforts me.

Teen Fan of Salinger Blasts Biographer

This note was found in a high school library book “In Search of Salinger,” which is a biography of the late author. Salinger filed a lawsuit against the author Ian Hamilton, and the student who wrote this note seems to agree with Salinger about the quality of the book.

The Drug War in Mexico

Found this in a self-help book (coincidently not about Mexico or drugs) in a free community library by my house. I hope Demetria finds all that she wants and more.

Pain au Chocolat

I found this note stuck on the inside cover of Running in Heels, by Anna Maxted. I’m convinced its good luck because the lady only charged me 50 cents for the 23 books I picked out. Oh, and there really were crumbs inside, or maybe it was sand from the beach.