Reading

My To-Read Pile Is a Self-Portrait

Tell me what you mean to read and I will tell you who you hope to be.

By Owen Hale 20 May 2026 1 min read

Fig. 1 A pile of well-read books on a bedside table with a lamp

The pile never shrinks; it just gets more honest about my ambitions.

Aspirations in paperback

Each unread spine is a small promise I fully intend to keep, eventually.

A to-read pile is optimism you can dust.

Thanks for reading.

Walks early, writes late. Notes from the edges of the day.