I hope I never go viral.
I hope I sell books by word of mouth.
I hope my books are so underground that only book punks read them, and they act like it's a special secret.
I hope the wind carries my stories like the sound of the Pied Piper's pipe, drawing in all the weirdos who are the only ones who hear it.
I hope your paperback copies are torn and tattered because you carry them everywhere.
I hope the pages grow on trees like leaves that lead you to other realms when you touch them.
River J. Hopkins
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