Paksworld

What do you read when you’re sick in bed?    I had some long illnesses as a child, and since I started reading very early,  reading while confined to bed was always part of the day.   My mother could chart my fever by how fast I read, whether I put the book down and closed my eyes, etc.  (She preferred a thermometer, though, having trained as a nurse.)   Among the signs I learned to watch for in myself was reading the same page over and over. Read the rest of this entry »