From Tracie: Don't Trade Me

Saturday, June 08, 2013

Don't Trade Me

"I felt a thrill when you picked me up, and took me home. You opened me gently; as you cried and laughed through my story, we stared at each other all night.

I want to be yours forever, please, don't trade me in for someone new," he whispered quietly from the stack by the door.

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Trifecta Prompt: A story in three sentences.





Do your books love you as much as you love them?

Posted by Tracie Nall at 6/08/2013 06:35:00 AM

19 comments:

  1. MOVJune 08, 2013 6:45 AM

    ha! I love that this is from the book's point of view! fun piece.

    best,
    MOV

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  2. AnonymousJune 08, 2013 7:03 AM

    This is great. It took me two reads to completely get it, and then in was 100% clear. I love writing like this!

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  3. The Dose of RealityJune 08, 2013 9:31 AM

    Love this post. As a book lover, I can imagine this is how they feel! :)-Ashley

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  4. Modern GypsyJune 08, 2013 10:55 AM

    Lovely post! As a book lover, this is pretty much how I feel about most of my books. I'm sure my lovely books reciprocate the feeling ;)

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  5. AnonymousJune 08, 2013 5:59 PM

    Now I'll feel guilty when I give away a book I've read :)

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  6. Tara R.June 08, 2013 6:57 PM

    I'm a serial book buyer, and go through new 'loves' very often.

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  7. DraugJune 08, 2013 11:26 PM

    Took me a moment... (: Love it!

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  8. TrifectaJune 08, 2013 11:47 PM

    I hope she isn't so shallow as to just toss the poor thing aside in favor of a shiny new one. Love this little love affair. Great job!

    Thank you for linking up!

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  9. Jo-Anne's RamblingsJune 09, 2013 12:05 AM

    Yeah I love books I love to hold them and the smell of the paper and I also like to read them on my ereader or listen to them in the car I just love books

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  10. Gracielle from Mommy A-ZJune 09, 2013 12:16 AM

    I love books! Even after I read them and know I'll probably never read it cover to cover again, I have an emotional attachment and have a hard time giving them up. I wonder how a library book's version of this story would sound...LOL

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  11. September DreamsJune 09, 2013 8:16 AM

    A book's love... A tale well-told. Great one Tracie!

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  12. UnknownJune 09, 2013 4:47 PM

    I absolutely love this! And it will make me feel bad when I trade books in now, haha!

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  13. StarTraciJune 09, 2013 7:28 PM

    I love this prompt. It made me think of a found baseball card or book. Very fun!
    :-)
    Traci

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  14. Beth ZimmermanJune 09, 2013 7:47 PM

    For a second there I was afraid you had taken up writing erotica! Then I realized you were talking about a book! LOL! =)

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  15. Thomas Charles MacInnesJune 09, 2013 9:56 PM

    Very interesting take on the prompt, Tracie! My books are treasured friends. I only part with one after much thoughtful consideration and, even then, never to the trash, always to a book sale of some sort so that my book can be loved anew by someone else. :)

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  16. Kate @ Another Clean SlateJune 09, 2013 11:07 PM

    I certainly hope my books love me just as much!

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  17. kymmJune 10, 2013 8:15 AM

    Can't help but love book as narrator!

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  18. MichelleJune 11, 2013 10:48 PM

    I love books -- this was cute. I have gone from buying hardcover/softcover to books on kindle and I miss being able to hold them. But I have so many, so I've decided to limit myself to only my favorite authors!

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  19. DobsonJune 13, 2013 2:21 PM

    I like books, but their worth to me is over once I read them. There are very few I enjoy enough to hold onto forever!

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