State of Wonder

Do you remember reading hardbound and paperback novels? Many of you still do read paper books. However, for those of us who have transitioned to Kindle, do you remember? Do you remember that while reading them you would become curious as to how much of the book remained? You would flip through the pages that…

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

Rules of Civility

Years ago, I was in my room listening to Tom Petty. “American Girl” was playing, and I was enjoying the tune. When I got up to go into another room, I heard my roommate listening to The Strokes, “Last Night.” It was a total coincidence that these two songs played one right after the other.…