
Bookstores
Me: “WordPress and I have continuing disagreements about
the sizes and positions of graphics.
I am comfortable with imperfection.”
Ears That Knew
February 8, 2024
As I entered the bookstore, a man was talking to the owner. I heard him name a woman I know. He then talked about her ethnic background.
Me: “I’m her neighbor.”
I named the village we live in.
Flustered Man to Bookstore Owner: “Is that near ————- village?”
Bookstore Owner: “Yes.”
Whatever you say in public goes into the ears of bystanders,
who might know more than you think they know.

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© Paula M. Kramer, 2023
All rights reserved.
Updated October 16, 2025.