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A Visit To The Bookstore

February 22, 2005January 11, 2024

A trip to the Oxford bookstore yields some cynical trends about readers and the publishing industry and ends in a befuddling find.

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Ideafan on How We Treat People Is How We’re Feeling Inside: “I feel strangers would listen better sometimes .There was a time ,I wanted to start a singles network to help…”
IdeaSmith on The Gentle Goodbye: Embracing Clean Endings In Life: “@kris0ph3r: Thank you for visiting, old friend. I miss those times so much too. And I would love to meet…”
IdeaSmith on It’s A Wonderful George Bailey Goodbye To 2024: “@Topher: He is wonderful. And the play was a gift. Sadly, my friend lost his father just three days after…”
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