Tag: Smith Family Bookstore
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* elsewhere with amy gerstler
I don’t remember when exactly I learned the word “engrossed” but it quickly became associated with the act of reading. When I worked at bookstores, engrossed is what people became when they found themselves not just leafing through but reading a book. All small talk and random gazing ceased; all thoughts of good posture […]
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* key connections with James Merrill
The above is a photo taken at my former place of work, Smith Family Bookstore in Eugene, Oregon. I found myself a little home(stacks)sick this past week as I took a stroll at a nearby bookstore. For me, there’s no real comparing bookstores with each other because, given enough time, things happen at one store […]
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