Unconventional Places

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I like to read
In
Unconventional Places

Live a book
In a tree

Plot twist gasp
By laundry

Perch on a shelf
In a library

I like to read
In
Unconventional Places
Because
Where I read
Becomes a part of
The Story
For me

A memory added
To
The Book-

But only for me.


It's always been a habit of mine, I don't know. When my family went on vacation, I finished Stars Above in the bathtub of our rented ski lodge surrounded by mirrors. Just the other week, I scared a librarian when she found me snuggled in the corner of two low bookshelves in an area that was under renovation. I just like to read off the beaten path, it creates a special memory for that book, places stamping its mark on the story, me stamping my mark on the story.

I know it's weird.

To be honest, it's one of my favorite quirks, if I'm allowed to have one.

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