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| RTomens, 2021 |
Odd as it sounds, working in a bookshop I rarely feel inclined to read whilst I'm there. I suppose it's a result of being surrounded by words! Read books, I mean. I do read stuff online (although that's minimal because I can't handle the small screen, or rather, my eyes can't) and go on Facebook.
Recently trade has been very slow. It's a regular lull before people go consumer-crazy (on books, hopefully) in the name of Christmas. So what do I do? I take a ruler, pens, paper and torn pages from photo books with me to make small collages/drawings. People do occasionally insist on interrupting me to buy something (the nerve!) but I've managed to get a few done.
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| RTomens, 2021 |
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| RTomens, 2021 |
I sometimes prop them on the counter to prove what a genius I am (ha-ha). A woman was interested in one but didn't seem to want to pay for it. I would have said 'Make me an offer' but the chance didn't arise. One day a girl bought two of my books and a print. When I said they were mine she smiled. Just smiled. I don't think she understood English. She didn't realise she was buying from the multi-talented creative genius standing before her...ha-ha-ha!
One girl came in with a couple of friends. I'd guess she was in her late teens. She asked me if I knew anything about riots in Camden. ??? What? Actual riots? Yes. Er. When? Recently? She didn't seem to know what she was talking about. I scanned my brain to recall any riots in Camden...nope. Did she means books about riots in Camden? I looked for any books we might have about riots in the UK but couldn't find one. Did she think there had been riots in Camden? Was she mad? Or just...stupid? Where did she get the idea that there have ever been riots in Camden? Turns out she was going to write about something that didn't exist. Namely, riots in Camden. I said we don't riot in England (smile). We make a cup of tea instead. I know there have been riots. I was at the Poll Tax demo that turned into a riot. I wondered what the hell she knew about riots, such as those that took place in America recently. I made a half-hearted attempt to broaden the subject but all she could muster was a smile and a 'Hmm'. I asked her if she knew what false flags were. She didn't. I briefly explained before deciding to shut up otherwise I would have started to describe the media's desire to lie about certain 'rioters' etc and probably bored her to death. Despite her chosen subject, she seemed clueless, politically.
Right, I'm off now to bash my pork.
It breaks up the sinews and tenderises it.
You didn't think I meant something else, did you?
Tsk-tsk.
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