Since I could not travel to places, I had those places travel to me
The pandemic that cruelly tore through every major city in every country has not let up in its rampage. And governments that could have been more forceful or quick (like in the United States and the United Kingdom) are now locking down cities again. This means no visits to London soon. No choosing of a house for us to move into. Another set of air tickets will be pushed back, I think, and my dreams of having a carpeted and hardwood study and a roaring fire near the moors will be another year further away. I can console myself with literature. I just did a quick look at my most recent book list. I think there are something like 35 titles on it. I am waiting for all of these books to arrive. I will be spending the time I cannot travel reading these books. There are 30 of them. I am not sure of what the theme is for my choosing them. I think I wanted something dark and abstract. I also wanted to read the work of people writing a century ago, and writing in ways that defin...