Peace from the paparazzi
Yes, this was the last place that they would think of looking, the only place where I can peacefully put up my feet, open up a book and traverse through the wonderful journey that the pages take me through.
So what if I was a bestselling author? Can I not read a book in peace?
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Small pleasures
Yes, I had my IPad, my Kindle, my smartphone, and the reading apps on them, and the ebook versions of these books as well.
But nothing quite beats browsing through these bookshelves, selecting books, reading the back blurbs and then leaving through the pages. Nothing compares to the smell of newly printed books. Does it?
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This post has been written for Write Tribe’s 55 on Friday writing prompt where the post had to include one or more 55 fictions based on the picture at the top of the post.
This week’s prompt has been provided by the wonderfully talented Vidya Sury who blogs here [Link to blog]
Mahabore's Mumblings 
A pleasurable read on a peaceful Sunday afternoon!
@Proactive Indian, glad you liked it 😀
Hi Jairam,
Thank you for visiting my blog and for your kind comment 🙂 Insightful post above. I agree with you! Nothing like the smell of newly printed books!
@Pallavi, thanks in turn for visiting my blog and commenting on the post 🙂
I love that you wrote three. I enjoy doing that too!
Thank you for a wonderful read, Jairam.
Nothing beats the fragrance that envelops one inside the pages of a book!
@Vidya, when the prompts are so amazing and the person who suggested them is an awesome writer as yourself, then it is quite natural that the posts themselves are reasonably inspired ones. Glad that you enjoyed them 🙂
Agree Agree…nothing beats the smell of a freshly printed book 🙂
very nicely done, both of them
@Kajal, glad you liked both the pieces 🙂
I am with you on that, Jairam:)
@Vishal, 🙂
Agree Jairam, that there is greater joy and excitement in holding a freshly printed book, smelling it and going through it. and a lovely F-55-er.
@Kalpana, I so sorely miss the smell of new books primarily because I stopped buying them for lack of storage space at home 😦
That wonderful feeling! This post just reminded me of that.. something which is as dear as the smell of earth after the first rain.. 🙂
@Vaisakh, glad you enjoyed the 55 f 🙂
Right… Nothing smells like new books.. Or old ones either.
@obsessivemom, so true 🙂
Love both 55er. Nothing beat the joy of reading a hard copy. It’s sheer happiness:)
@Vishal, glad you enjoyed both the entries for the prompt 🙂
Getting into reading is like entering into one’s own kingdom…wonderful posts
@shellymona, glad you liked them, yes, reading is probably one of the few true pleasures left in this world anymore 🙂