
The Shelf By The Door
What I handed to the ones who were leaving. Nothing on the syllabus, nothing improving. Books to take with them.
“Not for everyone at eighteen. For one or two of them, exactly the thing.”
on Stoner
@margaretreadsJoined July 2025
Thirty-one years behind a school library desk, now reading whatever I like without having to justify it on a form. I keep a card index of everything I finish, which my daughter finds hilarious.