Ordinary Days

Card 004

Things found in a book

Bought a book for a nickel. Found a pressed flower, half a train ticket, and a map tucked inside. Man at the shop said the map led to a fortune. Asked why he was still selling books.

Followed it anyway. Found a hollow tree with six cents and a thumb in it. A cent up, not counting the afternoon.

Hosea asked whether I’d learned anything. Told him the book wasn’t bad.

A small collection of ordinary days.

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