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Overheard at the Local Public Library

An adult patron walks into the library looking like she just got sent to the principal’s office. Patron: I am so sorry this is so late. (Puts library book in return bin.) Me: How late is it? Patron: Two days. … Continue reading

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Sasquatch

Washington’s Skamania county, where I live, is mostly sparsely populated wilderness, home to Mount St. Helens, and also the world’s only Bigfoot refuge. Back in the sixties (long before I moved here) there were a lot of reports of possible … Continue reading

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Borges Was Right

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. —Jorge Luis Borges I work at a small town library in the Pacific Northwest. It’s a good job. I get to be around books, which I love, and … Continue reading

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