Tonight is “Silent Night” in some quarters of town. I doubt many bookstores will be open. I was reminded of this when Philip Fried of the Manhattan Review sent me an electronic holiday card, illustrated with this excellent photo by his wife, Lynn Saville (check out her website here). Of course, we’d expect the Green Hand Book Store in Portland, Maine, to be a quieter place than the couple’s native Manhattan, but it’s good to be reminded that some places in the nation and the world will be mercifully subdued on a noisy night – bright beacons in a mad world. Meanwhile, lift a glass of bubbly, celebrate the inevitable passing of time, and drive home safely. And, as my electronic holiday card from Livraria Cultura in São Paulo says, “Feliz 2014!”
(Photo copyright Lynn Saville)
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