Tuesday, October 7, 2025

A visit to Maze Books

On the second day of my drive to Milwaukee I stopped at Maze Books, located on an attractive block of downtown Rockford, Illinois.


Owner David W. Pedersen has created a lively cultural center in an impressive space formerly occupied by a jewelry store.



David contributed some excellent stories to the Cold Hard Type series: "Bypass the Operator" in Escapements, "The House That Never Ends" in Dead Keys, and "Almost" in Margin Releases.



Yes, it's a typewriter-friendly place. Some of David's colorful collection is on display.



David invited me to type a haiku about Rockford. I came up with this:



I look forward to my next visit to ...





 

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