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Screenshot of a Lock Screen: Sheep with horns sitting on small grassy hill, staring straight at the camera in what might be called a defiant manner.
Envelope of a greeting card with 78 cents’ worth of stamps—34 of the stamps are 1 cent stamps, filling the entire front of the card except for a small gap for the address.
His Master’s Voice: A dog (Nipper) is attentively listening to a phonograph recording of “his master’s voice.” Many people don’t realize that dog and phonograph are on top of a coffin.
Cartoon cow standing (on back two legs) next to a rough table of oddly shaped implements.
The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game By C. Thi Nguyen
Four-foot icicle hanging off front porch balcony, tipping back somewhat from weight. North-central Pennsylvania.
The Little White Rose By Hugh MacDiarmid (To John Gawsworth) The rose of all the world is not for me. I want for my part Only the little white rose of Scotland That smells sharp and sweet—and breaks the heart.
Six inches of snow on a city street with a pickup pulling a trailer full of snow blowers.
Horned ewe seated on grass hillock in overcast weather. The sheep—with black face, white nose, and white fleece—is looking straight towards the camera.
Crow on fence, contemplating a red hat with peanuts on top of it, very likely contemplating fringe lunatic domestic terroristic intentions.
Selection: A Tale of Fate, AI & Climate Change by Chris Kulp. Cover shows four people in silhouette looking at a city skyline with a pair of human eyes hovering above.
Photo of part of jigsaw puzzle (photographer Jean Guichard’s Tri-Panoramic of Keron), showing last panel of three—lighthouse dramatically being hit by giant wave. That’s probably more alt text than you wanted, but the photo shows that one of the pieces is missing.
Cover of paperback The Town and the City by Jack Kerouac. Cover shows young man pensively looking out window, wearing a white t-shirt, smoking a thin cigarette (hand-rolled?). Cover has sticker listing price as $2.00 whole original sales price is listed as $1.45.
Cover of The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohter (“New York Times Bestselling Author”). Three flowers (zinnias? I’m not great with flowers) poke through a meandering zig-zag.
Old telephone on a wall in a Victorian house.
Sheep sitting on hillock facing camera on Isle of Skye.
Shaboo Shabah—album by INXS. Torso of shirtless man holding a skinny dog, in black & white.
Furry at intersection holds sign saying “Small Dick-tator.” Williamsport, PA
Protesters at No Kings Rally, Williamsport, PA. 10-18-2025.
Trump protest sign: The American Taliban, showing photos of Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Mike Johnson, Noem, Bondi, Stephen Miller & that guy who took $50,000 bribe in a Cava bag (I’m not sure about the last one—you can zoom in and let me know if I got it wrong).
Protestors on Pennsylvania street corner.
The novel Clear by Carys Davies—cover of paperback shows painting of a wave crashing on a rocky shore.
Cover of book: Before Dawn, The After Dark Series Book Two, by Dean Alan Conrad. Red letters against black background. Art shows decrepit crypt with bats flying in front of it.
Pair of well-worn black boots. The right sole separated from the heel itself.
Everyman edition of Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope. Red cloth hardback with black square for title & author, accented in gold. And one of those nifty ribbon bookmarks peaking out from the bottom of page 379.
Trade paperback edition of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. “The Classic Tale of Romantic Suspense” “Netflix: A Netflix Film” “‘Du Maurier is in a class by herself.’ —New York Times”
Photo of Charles Baxter’s book “Wonderlands: Essays on the Life of Literature.”
Hand holding The Poems by W.B. Yeats inside bookstore.
Twin sandstone pillars with base showing three carved monkeys gathered around a billiards table. Alliance Francaise Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
White background with gold lettering with the excellent advice, “STOP fucking about & START writing.”
AI image of Donald Trump in Pope’s garb.