Budgets do not usually survive a used bookstore, and mine gave up within ten minutes. I told myself I would grab one book and leave.
That plan fell apart somewhere between the mystery section and a stack of old paperbacks with cracked spines. Georgia has bookstores everywhere, but the prices at this one make walking out empty handed feel impossible.
Shelves bend under the weight of paper, and every corner hides something you did not know you needed. I checked out with eight books and barely noticed the total until later…