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Maria PopovaSomebody stole from my doorstep a small package containing a book of Leonard Cohen's poems. I can't imagine a better correctional facility for a thief than those pages.
Shirley Marsh@mariapopova future essay: I was a porch pirate until Leonard Cohen saved my life
stiffelman@mariapopova There’s a short story in this. Maybe even a novel. Or Hallmark movie.
Phogna Bologna@mariapopova I bought a used copy of a Lenny Bruce paperback, and someone had left a Pursuit of Happyness ticket stub as a bookmark. I feel that the book might not have saved them, seeing as how it had been given away.