Above the dishes and the glasses, a cupboard of books.

Just before the power went out, I browsed thru a quarter-shelf.
Living in a Foreign Language, the first familiar title my eye caught.

Fans of L.A. Law will remember Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker.
Fans of books about “living abroad” may want to read their book.

No choice with power down: cave man heads outside to the light.
Taking in the rain, breathing in the air, a page-turner I begin again.