Normally, the Boston – Philly run is a tough one. No matter what time I leave Gloucester I get caught up in rush hour surrounding one of the several urban centers along my route. This year, however, I seemed to be traveling under a lucky star. I left home at 5 a.m. and was in […] More >>
Archives for August 2013
Trumpets of Death
A patch of clethra or “sweet pepper” along the path This is one of my favorite seasons in the woods. I’ll be walking along, listening to the crickets tuning up for their summer’s end symphony, watching the baby hoppy-toads tumble comically across my path, sniffing forest aromas of pine or leaf mold and mushrooms, when […] More >>
That Interesting Young Female
In his classic book on the bookselling trade, Adventures of a Treasure Hunter, my bookselling idol Charlie Everitt has this to say about vacations, “Vacations with me are an end, not a means. I believe in taking two, preferably three, months off, pursuing the greatest of game fish, the smallmouth bass, with no radio and […] More >>
The Monster Inside Me
I’ve got a nice catalog of rare books shaping up for publication some time after Labor Day. Just have to survive the cash flow crunch for another month. All my dough is tied up in the “nice catalog” and, as usual, I’m waiting on $25,000 in receivables to keep me alive. Such is the tedious […] More >>