Reading by candlelight
We are finally getting a break from the severe weather we’ve been having. Last night kept me on my toes because the power went out at random times. Each time the power went out, I’d go upstairs to my office, light a few candles and read. No computer. No television. Not even music to listen to (the battery in my iPod was dead).
I began to think that if the storms hadn’t blown through and the power stayed on, I probably would have spent a good deal of time online working on this blog, reading through my list of other blogs and literary-related websites, and I hate to admit it – watching television!
But with no power to run all my fancy electronics, I had to resort to an old-fashion form of entertainment known as reading. I’m not at all complaining because I’m in the good part of my book and am eager to see how it ends. So I’m very happy my circumstances forced me to slow down a little and, as the popular phrase goes, "smell the roses."
The bad news is for all of you. The posts I had planned are delayed by at least a day. Tomorrow you should be able to read about the popularity of poetry in the United Arab Emirates. And on Sunday or Monday will be the post about novels in China. I apologize for the inconvenience, but as long as the weather holds steady, things should get back to normal by the end of the weekend!
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