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Book Scarcity Syndrome

August 5, 2017 by admin

Not a real medical condition.

But one that arrives every time before I travel.

What books should I bring? How many books? Am I bringing enough books?

What if I run out of something to read?

This problem should be solved by having a store of books on my phone. But there is something reassuring and comforting about having a thick paperback in hand when boarding that plane.

But what if the book is a miserable experience? Or if I read through it too fast?

Inevitably, the night before I travel, I have half a dozen books piled up. How heavy is that carry on going to be? Time to parse.

One book, two, three?

And how many times have I returned from a trip only having read fifty pages of one of the three books?

Better safe than sorry.

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About the Author

Peter Fugazzotto is a fantasy and science fiction author who fights to protect the earth by day and battles his ego with armbars and slashing sticks by night. He lives in Northern California with his wife, daughter, bird and dog. His short stories have been published in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Grimdark … READ MORE

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