Bookseller, baker, ricotta-cheese maker. I'm a reader, a wannabe writer, have a mothballed J.D., and am little bit crazy. These are the days of my lives.
Posted in Better Half, adventures in retail, poems on Oct 23rd, 2009
I drink the coffee the husband’s made for me
at the same time I’m drying my hair and scanning the Times for the headlines.
Eight a.m. is too early to work,
at least that’s what I think.
Getting going takes everything in me some mornings.
The coffee, though– it does make a difference.
(He’s the husband because he is singular.)
The drive […]
Posted in adventures in retail on Sep 26th, 2009
Work proceeds, apace even. Mathematical magic and alphabetic abilities and the shocking ability to listen to NPR and read the NYT Book review have led me to be praised, perhaps even unduly. I guess it’s a surprise to find someone literate working in a bookstore, not that we don’t have people like that working with […]
Posted in adventures in retail, book snob, nerd on Sep 20th, 2009
That’s what they call it, when a book is ordered in higher numbers (or ordered at all) than what the Inventory Gods of corporate decide should be sent to all stores in a given market. Now– we’re in the Boston area market, which is a Major Market to just about beat all besides New […]