Just like people, there are some places you just fall for in an instant. Call it chemistry or that they just seem to do what makes your day feel on time, then you rest in that place knowing all is well with your soul. We discovered on Alabama's coast a bookstore that is tearing up the literary scene--a spawling indy-owned "mom and pop" that's far from small town. Tucked in the charming county limits of Fairhope, its orange and iron two-story facade wraps the corner along a whole block, holding inside a treasury of working knowledge of titles and a fantastic children's section.
On any given evening, there's an event in the Upstairs Reading Room, last night, my dramatic reading of "The Broken Fall" to a
musical medley by acoustic guitarist Blind Dog Mike. It was though stars were falling on Alabama, the night silenced by just words, chords and amazing peace. www.pageandpalette.com
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