Dear Borders, I Miss You.
Once upon a time, in my perfect world, there was a bookstore named Borders in the next big town over. Unfortunately, my life took a huge dive when they closed, my social life as well. Borders was such a great place to meet up with friends, you could both look for books and have coffee downstairs and talk. I would go there at least twice a week if not more. Since they closed, I have certainly have saved money and I use the library much more often, I miss having a place to look at new books.
There used to be a small independent bookstore in my town but that closed too, a devastating loss to the community. I think it’s a horrible situation, are the only bookstores on-line now? That seems sad to me.
I get ideas on-line from looking at Amazon.com, from magazines that review books, from the NY Times Book Review or from a glance at a book cover I find riveting. I ask friends what they are reading or do research on new fiction and non-fiction books. I love the library system and I appreciate them, now more than ever, but I do miss Borders, in every possible way. I thought of it as my home away from home, with their big comfy chairs and everyone talking books. I would start random conversations with strangers perusing books, it was its own community. Sigh, it’s a new world; not one that I particularly like.
I too used to like Boarders. But I am more of a library girl now.
We have a beautiful library. So open and airy, with the big comfy chairs to sit and read…
and heck…
what friends do i have?
I can just bring you along with my laptop.
of course normally you are just in bed with me lately.
ahhh, Boarders, I was so very in love with a guy who was the assistant manager at Boarders…I’m so glad he broke my heart.!
Luckily we do still have a nice local bookstore that has a coffee shop downstairs and has authors come…nice…and we still have Barnes and Noble…but I just look…I’m a library girl now, if I can get it there I will!!!
I need to get rid of some books.
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ROFL. sure, take me with you! that’s what friends are for!!!!!!!
Warm wishes, Laurie https://hibernationnow.wordpress.com
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It is the same here. Our Borders was replace by another bookstore chain I had never heard of (BAM) but it isn’t Borders!
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Hi, at least you have another bookstore. We have NONE. it’s horrible!!! love your work, by the way. good wishes, Laurie
Warm wishes, Laurie https://hibernationnow.wordpress.com
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