Out for a walk in Bush Park and downtown Salem on a glorious Autumn late afternoon/early evening full of colors, shadows, people and infinite surrounding atmosphere. A church bell in the distance informing of the hour. About as good as that time of day can get. Enjoy it all before it all ends with the inevitable arrival of more Winter-ish weather, people hunkered down in their houses and the trees void of leafs.
October by far, is my favorite month of the year.
Afterwards, the continuing search for poetry. It might not be the best method of evaluation and judging a book but I can read a random line from two or three poems and make the decision to purchase or not. That's all that I need to provide a feel of the subject matter and if the author uses words in a way that draws me in and intensifies my interest. If there's no interest after reading a few chance lines, it likely won't help to read further.
And while I don't care much for dense and complicated, I also turn away from overly simplistic.
Something else ..... and I know it's purely cosmetic, but the type/style/size of print that is used on the pages is also a major factor. Along with images used and the design of the front and back book covers. Want to get me to place a book back on the shelf after reading three or four words? ..... Employ large or over-sized print. It's a turnoff!!
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