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The Secret Lives of Books

The following is an inscription written on the inside cover a book titled “Once An Addict” that was traded to Dyslexia Books in Antigua, Guatemala. The owner, Bill McGowan, only noticed it after the customer had left: I found this book ½ read on top of the fridge in my son’s house. Sadly, he accidentally…

Days Writing in Rural Kenya

My days in rural Kenya have fallen in a a routine, a necessary state of affairs if I’m to do what I’m setting out to here. The passage of time is marked by dinosaurs. Each morning as Anita prepares tea and breakfast, I ask her to pick a color. She picks red, yellow, green or…