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ride_4ever is a librarian. So she could relate to me here.
I'm so happy to have a library card again, this time from the Lee County Library System. (I moved to Fort Myers, Florida, from Chicago, Illinois.) I'm also happy to have dove into e-books.
We all started reading physical books, and I used to tell myself that those were the only books I wanted to read. (I remember when Ride and I would go to the now defunct Borders book store. We'd find books we wanted to read, and we'd grab something to eat and drink. Then we'd sit at a table reading the books and eating and drinking.)
Well, Borders is gone, and my days of only reading physical books are gone. E-books not only save trees, but they save space in my home.
When I moved from Chicago, I left hundreds of books behind. My home in Fort Myers can only hold a certain number of them. I don't have books stacked up against the wall or in the corners or stored in the basement. (We don't have basements in Fort Myers.) The physical books I brought with me in the move are on bookshelves, and those bookshelves are FULL.
Today, many libraries, including mine, allow you to borrow books by downloading them onto your device. At my library, we can download 20 books at a time, and we have 14 days to read each book. (You can also borrow the same book again, I believe, if you run out of time.) I find that many more popular ones have waiting lists, but that's fine. I get myself on the lists and wait my turn.
Downloading books from the library also saves me money. I read a lot of books. So if I were to buy books, I'd be spending a lot every month.
I don't need to own the books I borrow. I just want to read them. Furthermore, books that I want to own (such as the classics) I own already. And if there's a book in the future that I HAVE to own, I'll buy it—no big deal.
Currently, I'm reading CATCH AND KILL by Ronan Farrow, THE 5 SECOND RULE by Mel Robbins, PARENTS WHO KILL by Carol Anne Davis, and MAKE YOUR BED by Admiral William H. McRaven.
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I FINALLY started my fic writing. So far, I've got two chapters of my
Book 1 up with many, many, many more chapters and books to come. (I post on either Saturdays or Sundays.) My series is the BLAZE series based on MCU and focuses on Natasha Romanoff. Please check it out, and please leave kudos (if you're inspired) and comments (if you're inspired)! Thanks!
