Why You Should Read Every Dang Day of Your Life

One of many reasons — but this is probably the best reason

Photo by Les Anderson on Unsplash (This stock photo has nothing to do with my story, but I came across it and thought it was fantastic. Plus, we all know how amazing the literary essays are in Playboy so there’s that, too.)

I learned the word etui today and am now obsessed with it. I came across this doozy reading one of Stephen King’s books, Billy Summers.

Sometimes it takes me ages to read a book because if I find a word or phrase, I’m unfamiliar with, I put the book down and…