The Writer's Life 8/10 - Cannabis

In an op-ed piece in today's NY Post, Nicole Gelinas argues that illegal immigration is a sign of a country's success, and the U.S. and England manifest this. People do dangerous maneuvers trying to get into them, and some die in the effort. She concludes: "When Trump rants that 'the Mexican government is sending criminals' across the border, the opposite is true. The problem with uncontrolled migration is that bad countries lose their best people: the ones willing to die, or to live a life that most of us would consider miserable, to get a portion of what we take for granted."

A tiny article I nearly bypassed professes that Shakespeare may have been a druggie. Researchers have tested a pipe the Bard may have smoked and found traces of cannabis, which was enjoyed in Europe in the 16th and 17th century. Previous analysis has also linked Shakespeare to cocaine use. I wonder if my work would have been better, more popular had I indulged regularly.

I told myself this would be a good day even if it was another session of zilch at the floating book shop. Afterward, I planned to swing by L&B for a couple of their world famous squares, a great panacea for disappointment. I want to be positive, not a sourpuss, even if sales of my own books, as well as the others, suck. I maintained a good attitude today despite a lack of sales. My thanks to the woman whose name I've forgotten, who bought two hardcover thrillers Nora Roberts wrote under the pseudonym J. D. Roberts. The woman read Killing and said it was "good." I think she was just being nice. Wouldn't she have been more enthusiastic if she really liked it? Her husband just started it. My thanks also to the woman who donated a 24 volume encyclopedia of World War II. The books are thin but weighty, and in good condition. My thanks also to the old timer who donated about ten paperbacks, most of them romance. It was quite an adventure getting everything to the car. It required three stages rather than the normal two. So many books, so few customers. I was ready to deliver steep discounts the last half hour. No one stopped. If any passersby were book buyers, they were foolish.

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