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| 2/19/26 Magus Books Annex, Wallingford |
Having arrived for my appointment a few minutes early, I looked around for something to draw besides the waiting room chairs. A large window facing 45th Northeast showed a small storefront in a former house: Magus Books. At first, I was confused, because I knew Magus as the U-District bookstore, which has been selling used books since I was a UW student in the late ‘70s. The one I was looking at was the Magus annex, which had opened in the Wallingford neighborhood a few years ago. As so many indie bookstores are closing, it’s good to know that Magus is not only surviving; it’s thriving enough to open a second store.
The last time I had an appointment at this office, I was
called immediately. Sometimes I enjoy the pressure and suspense, so I went
ahead and started the sketch. An easy-peasy five minutes later, I was done, and
I still had several minutes to wait before I was called.
The rest of the sketchwaiting shown in this post don’t have
much in the way of stories attached to them. It’s entertaining for me to look
back at them, though, because I can recall who or what I was waiting for, even
if I didn’t note the occasion.
It’s also fun to see the passage of time through the colors
of my daily-carry Uglybook sketch journals. I use each book from start
to finish to maintain a continuous, daily chronology (the only
sketchbook I use this way), and I always change to a different color when I
fill one.
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