One final thing about the wedding Leah and I attended last week: they handed out books. It was a brilliant idea, and fitting with the season—put books specially picked out for individual wedding attendees underneath a Christmas tree. My prize was a rare collection of Edgar Allan Poe stories. I’ve written a bit about my …
Continue reading Why Every Wedding Should Have a Christmas Tree
If there hasn’t been a lot of recent blog activity, Leah and I just got back from our honeymoon. Yes, we got married a year ago, but it was an ultra-quick family affair with neither of us taking time off. And by “a ago year,” I should actually say “eleven months and two weeks ago,” …
Continue reading In Brief: Back from an Alaskan Honeymoon (Where I Found a Rare Stephen King Book!)
Summer has hit, and though I’d like to say I’ve spent the last three weeks doing nothing but reading, instead it’s been a lot of cooking, cleaning, and errand running. Still, I have had time to go to the used book store, and I recently picked up Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker. …
Continue reading Finding and Reading the Original Star Wars Novelization
The other day Leah and I went to McKay’s, a used bookstore here in Greensboro. I love used books, because I love reading and I love bargains. And I love used bookstores, because I love reading, I love bargains, and I love trying to add to my Stephen King book collection. King, if you didn’t …
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