Finding a tocip
Sorry to be so derelict in posting. I'm well aware of how annoying it can be when you rely on a blog for a daily nugget, only to find nothing new there.
A piece of prose about exhaustion might be appropriate, but that does seem a little whiny. I asked my beloved what would be a good "tocip" to catch up with. With the way the Christmas rush is going, I fear I might read the "Pee Thiddle Ligs" for Children's Story Hour.
But, great things are happening down on Spring Street. Just today, we opened a dialogue with the Southern Indiana Writers Group, whose representative seemed enthusiastic about their participation in our Rhyme & Reason Nights (Saturdays at 6). More and more local writers are discovering that DB is ready and willing to be their biggest promoter.
I'm excited about a piece of historical memorabilia we acquired today and I think many of you will be, as well. Several years ago, this piece of New Albaniana was headed for the landfill before being rescued by a history-minded public official. As this public servant departs for the private sector, he and his family were seeking a venue for displaying this artifact, for a place that would treat the item with respect. Warehousing it or burying it in a private collection wouldn't do.
Now, Destinations Booksellers will be the home of this historic document, given to us on semi-permanent loan for the next 25 years so long as we continue to make it available for public view.
As soon as we can find a way to safely mount it, you'll quickly recognize it next time you come by the store. In the meantime, just ask and we'll be glad to show it to you.
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Meanwhile, the store was blessed with a visit from Patrick Naville this morning. Pat is making a whirlwind tour of his hometown, including a book-signing here at the store on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pat's debut novel (he's now completing his third) is "Echo Whispers," an alternate history that imagines what would happen if A) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid survived their Bolivian adventures, and B) wound up crossing the Capone mob in Prohibition-era Chicago.
If you really want us to have events, come on down Thursday and meet Pat, hear the back story on how he came to write his first novel, buy a book and get it signed by the author.
A piece of prose about exhaustion might be appropriate, but that does seem a little whiny. I asked my beloved what would be a good "tocip" to catch up with. With the way the Christmas rush is going, I fear I might read the "Pee Thiddle Ligs" for Children's Story Hour.
But, great things are happening down on Spring Street. Just today, we opened a dialogue with the Southern Indiana Writers Group, whose representative seemed enthusiastic about their participation in our Rhyme & Reason Nights (Saturdays at 6). More and more local writers are discovering that DB is ready and willing to be their biggest promoter.
I'm excited about a piece of historical memorabilia we acquired today and I think many of you will be, as well. Several years ago, this piece of New Albaniana was headed for the landfill before being rescued by a history-minded public official. As this public servant departs for the private sector, he and his family were seeking a venue for displaying this artifact, for a place that would treat the item with respect. Warehousing it or burying it in a private collection wouldn't do.
Now, Destinations Booksellers will be the home of this historic document, given to us on semi-permanent loan for the next 25 years so long as we continue to make it available for public view.
As soon as we can find a way to safely mount it, you'll quickly recognize it next time you come by the store. In the meantime, just ask and we'll be glad to show it to you.
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Meanwhile, the store was blessed with a visit from Patrick Naville this morning. Pat is making a whirlwind tour of his hometown, including a book-signing here at the store on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pat's debut novel (he's now completing his third) is "Echo Whispers," an alternate history that imagines what would happen if A) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid survived their Bolivian adventures, and B) wound up crossing the Capone mob in Prohibition-era Chicago.
If you really want us to have events, come on down Thursday and meet Pat, hear the back story on how he came to write his first novel, buy a book and get it signed by the author.
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