Books
Magazines I keep meaning to read
A small pile on the hall table, held up like a promise.
Ingrid Lund
I subscribe to two magazines. They come every month and I read them about every third month. The pile in the hall grows and shrinks.
Sometimes I pick one up and hold it, as if holding it counts. My partner says I should cancel. I say I am about to start.
A rule
Before a new one goes on the pile, the oldest one goes in the recycling. Read or not. It hurts, every time. It keeps the pile small enough to lift.
