Monthly Archives: May 2011

In Which Our Naive Heroine Reconsiders the Definition of the Word “Publish”

Or, Going Meta Rather Early in the Game Yesterday, I put an essay on this blog called, “I Can’t Believe You’re Throwing Out Books!” I posted a link to it on Facebook. A librarian friend shared it with his colleagues … Continue reading

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I Can’t Believe You’re Throwing Out Books!

I am a librarian but no longer a bibliophile. Throwing out thousands of books in three libraries over the past nine years has cured me of bibliophilia, though nothing on this side of mortality can ever release me from my … Continue reading

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Blogging…such an ugly word

I am not blogging.  I am not sharing my thoughts throughout the day.  My fleeting opinions about breaking news, the state of American education, the mysterious textures of love and the decline of literature are adequate for dinner-table conversation, but … Continue reading

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