Libraries are Fun
Friday Fictioneers, a prompt from Nancy Richy
Some libraries can appear outdated, many years ago I had the opportunity to visit two such libraries. Both were in neglected stately houses. Each library was damp if not wet. I was not allowed to open any of the books.
“you see son, if you open any, it’s spells will escape”… Well they have escaped, millions of them. My head is full of nonsense. So I became a writer…
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Dear Michael,
Brilliant last line. My head is full of nonsense…love it!
Shalom,
Rochelle
I am glad of the company, thank you Rochelle
Nonsense… better on the page than in the head. Nicely done, Michael.
Thank you Sandra, many is the work I fail to use, due to being unable to spell it
Let those words roam free as their author intended, I say
Very good advice Neil, if only I could spell most of them
Great closing line, Michael. Wonderful read!
Thank you Nancy, the prompt led the way
This is fabulous, Michael! And, I echo everyone else on that perfect last line.
I love reading all the feedback and comments on your Friday Fictioneers page, thank you Dale
Ah, the desperate need to preserve things, even at the expense of preserving their true value. Books are made to be opened; they aren’t doing anybody any good moldering on a shelf.
So very true, open and read is their true value. Thank you Jennifer
Cute story, Michael.
I have a great Oxfam book shop nearby. So many interesting books. I have just purchased and read a book on jigsaws by Margaret Drabble, called The pattern in the Carpet. Sadly I can no longer get to out of town libraries
i’m afraid libraries are going extinct like brick-and-mortal department stores. i hope i’m wrong, though.
Thank you for commenting Plaridel, yes my own local library seems to be getting quieter,… I called in there today… I am not a fan of most currently published novels. Perhaps I am too old and my tastes have changed. So be it.
Oh, I love this, Michael!
Thank you Brenda,
The closing paragraph was brilliant! Well done.
Thank you Angela
Oh, those spells. Have you any spare?
I am afraid that they have all floated away
This is brilliant. I want to go to that library. (btw couldn’t comment here last week)
I have always liked libraries and have fond memories of many differing libraries. Last week my Mail was faulty.
Oh, I could do with a book of spells like that. Terrific story. Great idea. Love the ending.
Margaret. my book of spells used to be a dictionary/thesaurus. I am somewhat dyslexic, however seven and a half decades later I have learnt strategies to manage. The computer opened the way for me to get a degree from Bradford University. If I try to use pen and paper I get in a right mess,… so be it