I just put my daughter in bed. She was tired; we did not read tonight. It was my night to decide the reading. Oh, well. Yesterday was World Book Day (April 23), and Amsterdam, Holland, succeeded Bogotá, Colombia, as the World Book Capital. On the 23rd of April 1616 the writers Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Miguel de Cervantes, and William Shakespeare died and that is why April 23 is World Book Day. Santo Domingo, Bogotá, and Buenos Aires opened book fairs this week. I will read tomorrow to my daughter before going to bed. In Macondo, NY, the night is cold and clear. I can hear the students walking along the streets (this is a small college town). Earlier today, I saw my neighbor’s daughter crying on their porch: tomorrow her mother begins radiation for her cancer. I hope for the best.
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