Bookstore healing

 PhotoThere’s no real commitment in attending a bookstore’s author reading. Usually, it’s only an hour of listening to other people’s pain without the obligation of dialogue. And, unlike a movie or other theater, admission usually is free so loss is minimal if boredom sets in.
 
Almost always, my pain lessens at these events, the convoy of despair detoured and sometimes even disbanded.    

Photo: At Boswell Books, Milwaukee