Non-Fiction

Trip to the Bookstore

Posted by on May 3, 2013 in Prose, Non-Fiction, Writing | Comments Off on Trip to the Bookstore

With some time to spare between classes yesterday, I stopped at a bookstore that I had once visited many years ago, Schroeder’s Books & Music on Greenfield Avenue in West Allis. I had once found a book here that was very rare and hard to find, which was discarded as “used.” The owner of this shop owns the landmark “Renaissance Books” in downtown Milwaukee, and this store is typically a warehouse of old books, magazines and records. I had no idea what I was in for. As I entered, I nearly tripped over a woman...

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