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When A Bookstore You Love Closes

Originally posted on my blog at VSBrian.com

Screen Shot 2014-06-03 at 10.51.58 AM Monday night, as I was forever procrastinating closing my laptop and falling (stumbling?) into the world of sleep, I was struck with heart-wrenching news. Food For Thought, a bookstore based in the town of Amherst, MA where I went to college, has shut its doors forever. I was a bit choked up at the announcement, and could do nothing but stare at t Read more of this blog post »
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Published on June 03, 2014 10:17 Tags: amazon, books, bookstore, bookstores, closing, community
Average rating: 4.0 · 5 ratings · 4 reviews · 2 distinct works
Sentencing Day

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Sentencing Day: A Novelette

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