...the smallest of handwriting can have so much power...

 

 

 

"I knew that at times my fruitless devotion had annoyed her."-

Jorge Luis Borges 

 

 

I just pulled a book off my shelf randomly, tonight, like I do sometimes and opened to the first page in this collection. It's beautifully written so far and also the title story.

 

There are notations in the margins from the previous owner...even better than Kindle Highlights because it's so much more human than what you see on a screen.

 

I think there may have been an owner before the owner before me. You can almost feel the passing on, which is kind of fitting since Jorge Luis Borges is known for his magic realism.

 

It scares me, though, that, almost always, I feel more connected to strangers this way than I do in person...especially when they make the same notes I would have.