I am not a graceful person. I am not a Sunday morning or a Friday sunset….I am a broken window during February…. -Anna Peters

Okay, there is a silver lining in this month of torture. The I HATE FEBRUARY SALE. And this is truth in advertising, my friend! I just hate this month and nothing anyone can say will change my mind. Ever. But, it’s fun that you try.

The sale begins, of, course, Valentine’s Day. Wouldn’t you figure? And will run through the end of February. Yes, all books are half off. 50% off all books. I’ll have chocolate!

February. Get ink, shed tears.
Write of it, sob your heart out, sing,
While torrential slush that roars
Burns in the blackness of the spring.
– Boris Pasternak

P.S. To contradict me, Middlebury is hosting a February Fun Around Town: Love Middlebury Heart Hunt. Find hearts. Visit local shops. Share the love. Otter Creek Books is participating. Prizes include Middlebury Money! Just visit a participating shop and look for the table tent “Love Middlebury Heart Hunt” and get your card stamped. Easy and fun. Another way to get through awful February.