A crooked line in Wind in the Door
I like to imagine
the gentle care
of setting type by hand
all the tiny letters and words
stone and wood and ink
and when one line went a little askew
letters rising and descending
it wasn’t a mistake
it wasn’t a mistake
for future readers
but rather a charming diversion
from the straight lines,
proof that someone had set the words for them
proof that someone had set the words for them
with tired, human hands,
and that maybe they were
and that maybe they were
reading the book together.
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What a lovely way to think about those little errors! They do add a uniquely human element, don’t they?
Nice!
So often we think of reading as a connection between us and the author – how delightful to think of the connection between us and the typesetter! <3
Really like the idea of this 💙
❤️👍