My blog Thursday, December 27, 2001 : " Beloved second hand book stores- Cellar Stories , 111 Mathewson., Providence , R.I.

Thursday, December 27, 2001 Beloved second hand book stores- Cellar Stories, 111 Mathewson St. , Providence , R.I. Cellar Stories The passion for the printed word is not dead in America- I gather from a Classical High School student's recent letter to the editor. Yes, read, read, read ! That will keep the mind alive, keep life interesting indeed. In Providence -right near the Providence Journal building- I find the Cellar Stories Book Store at 111 Mathewson St. as alluring as some despicable others might find the X-rated movie-book store just around the corner. A sociologist wrote that we can judge a society by the quality of its second hand book stores. I hope I have done a little to keep Cellar Stories - one of the best - in business. Today I purchased an old life magazine, August 1, 1969 . The cover showing a young Ted Kennedy : " The fateful turn for Ted Kennedy -grave questions about his midnight car accident. " And I also purchased one of those 1950s 35 cent paper back books with the lurid cover: " The Tormented " by Theodore Pratt: " A daring subject- masterfully told. " The daring subject " is nymphomania. The girl's name is Zona. A cultured guy like me need not visit the X-rated stores. Read, read, read !