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The Haul
Jul 13, 2022
Visiting the new used bookstore, I’m surprised
to find The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry
prominently displayed for only six bucks.
Then find two baseball novels: The Natural
and Summerland, each two bucks.
After asking where the poetry section is
I glance through the two shelves
And then look up and see my book
on top of the shelf. I pick it up.
Their used price is six bucks. I open it;
the only inscription is a cursive, “read 8/11/13.”
No signature, no dog-eared pages, or other writing.
So I buy it and think, “Hey I may not be in the Outlaw Bible
But they thought my book was worth just as much.”
July 13, 2022.
