Ink and Margins

Essays kept in ink

ranking

  • Old books, second hands: notes from an estate sale

    A household library, boxed and priced by the inch. I bought a stranger’s complete shelf for the cost of lunch, and the margins ask questions. Written in ink, revised in spirit — comments are welcome. Have you tried it yourself? Tell me in the comments — I read everything.

  • On being the last person to read a book

    A library stamp from 1994, no renewals since. Somebody has to be the most recent reader; this time it was me. Written in ink, revised in spirit — comments are welcome. Have you tried it yourself? Tell me in the comments — I read everything.