Escaping with Books ~ or ~ Escaping into Books

[image error] Welcome to the ongoing Conversation…

The alternative in the title of this post may not seem as dichotomous as some would demand; but it’s subtle for a reason…

And because a tactic I used yesterday seemed well-received, I’ll share the etymology of dichotomy:

c. 1600, from Greek dichotomia “a cutting in half,” from dicha “in two, asunder” (related to dis“twice,” from PIE root *dwo- “two”) + temnein “to cut” (from PIE root *tem- “to cut”).

And, here’s the definition from the OED:

A division or...