tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post6764038531534534722..comments2024-03-28T19:52:07.635-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: Short Story Wednesday: "lost" (to water damage) Robert Bloch collections: PLEASANT DREAMS (Jove 1979 edition); BLOOD RUNS COLD (Popular Library 1963 edition)Todd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-77076576430883863042020-12-06T16:44:55.578-05:002020-12-06T16:44:55.578-05:00Thank you, too, Jack. I've usually rid myself ...Thank you, too, Jack. I've usually rid myself of books only when they are ruined by various misfortunes, accidentally when they disappeared in the mail or other moves over the years, or sold out of utter desperation (rarely) or (more often) nonchalance in the rare occasion it was something I'd picked up because it was free and a matter of passing curiosity, such as my copy of Jackie Susann's YARGO (her sf novel of sorts) or my folks' defaulted to me copy of Harold Robbins's THE BETSY (still some of the most ridiculous pillow talk I recall reading--the terrible film adaptation "cleans up" the book's narrative some, but is otherwise of a piece). Hope your FLEISCHER STORY volume is still in good shape! Some of my earliest books were defaced by my sister as an infant or simply worn out...but some from later elementary school years still travel with me. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-4581126799909878932020-12-02T20:29:26.590-05:002020-12-02T20:29:26.590-05:00I'm with AL. It's so interesting to read o...I'm with AL. It's so interesting to read other people's stories about buying books and what happens to them! I have gotten rid of so many books over the years that the small handful I have kept from my teen years take on an outsized importance, like my hardcover copy of The Fleischer Story.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-3911582251993916842020-12-02T18:21:50.866-05:002020-12-02T18:21:50.866-05:00Thanks, as often, you are too kind...adolescence, ...Thanks, as often, you are too kind...adolescence, perhaps too much still in progress so many decades later. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-65052769296758004152020-12-02T18:13:08.124-05:002020-12-02T18:13:08.124-05:00I like it when you are self-involved, sharing memo...I like it when you are self-involved, sharing memories from your childhood. Thank you. ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347983043484518029noreply@blogger.com