The Benefits of Reading Two Books at Once

I was 25-years-old and living in New York City. I had just finished my first novel, set to dip my toes into the literary world for the first time. Then, I spilled water on my computer, and lost the entire thing.

My heart sank. 

But instead of crying, rushing to try to fix my computer, or calling some sort of life coach to get to the bottom of how I’d allowed myself to lose two years of work in the first place, I walked to a book store. 

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I was in need of consolation.