After work yesterday I went to the Second Mile, our local thriftshop. We love the Second Mile. It's three storefronts on the same block, next to a dojo, an amazing falafel place, and an equally amazing Ethiopan restaurant. The Second Mile bookstore has been my favorite bookstore since I moved here in 2003. I go every week, and though I don't usually find anything, their stock moves quickly and there's always new books. They recently stopped pricing their books and now sell them all for $1 a pound. I guess it saves them the job of marking up all the books, many of which are completely worthless, and it means that almost all of the softcover books are practically free. I greedily snagged a pile of four little yellow German novels, The Girls Guide to Taking Over the World (a zine comp), and Susie Bright's Full Exposure. I've always like Susie, but haven't read an entire book by her. When I got home, I immediately knew I had something special, perhaps just because of the author's photo on the back cover. I've never fallen in love from a back cover author's photo before, but I know it happens - Truman Capote comes to mind.
I've read probably five pages, and I'm on the verge of discipleship.
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