I stumbled onto this at a library as a kid and couldn’t get enough! This library was a big one and it wasn’t near us, so I selfishly tried to squeeze in every moment I could.

I did feel guilty, knowing my grandmother was stuck waiting for me, but the game was too compelling, my nerdiness too severe, and my grandma too gentle. I was powerless to do anything but press on.

Years later I realized…my grandma was a librarian, and this was an unfamiliar library to her. She had the better time by a mile, and must have counted her lucky stars that I was content to just stay in one place (AKA safe and behaving myself) for hours on end. I can remember her coming to check on me every so often, and each time I couldn’t believe I got to play even more.

Thanks for the memory :)