READERS' CIRCLE
Twenty years ago, I called up a bunch of people I knew and asked them if they wanted to like maybe read some books together and then meet over a drink and talk. About the book. To my surprise, a whole lot of them said, “Sure! That sounds like fun!” Thirteen came for the first meeting and then, over the course of the year, I watched as they dropped like flies with one excuse after the next. Like…
DO I STAY OR DO I SELL?
I know I could make a mint by selling my house in the city, but there is so much I would leave behind.
TOO MUCH CHATTER DOOMS THE CLASSICS
Still, in the midst of my reading anguish, I did manage to be impressed at how valued conversation was in those times.