Last time I talked about my strange writing habits, I focused on how I enjoy writing by hand and why I do it. Welp, it's time to bring that conversation back with a new twist.
I've wanted a typewriter for quite a while. I've looked everywhere; garage sales, online, etc. Everywhere I turned, they were either too expensive or the people I talk to about it said they had just gotten rid of theirs. It was a frustrating journey and it felt like I would never find this one thing I wanted. Now, I didn't want it because I was a writer and all cool writers in TV shows had them. I wanted it because I have an appreciation for older things. The mechanics behind the typewriter and the machine in general is fascinating to me. I wanted one so I could experience it first-hand. A few weeks ago, I was at the Greater Indianapolis Garage Sale, located at the State Fairgrounds. My family and I have gone there for several years and it was something we all enjoyed, which is saying a lot because everyone on our family is pretty different. As we walked around, my dad pointed it out. I didn't see it at first; I'm short and I'd passed the opening in the stall we were passing. I backed up and there it was. A small, grey typewriter. After dialogue with my family and messing around with it, I knew it was exactly what I was looking for. All the keys worked, it still had its instruction manual, and it came in a travel case. The only thing that needed to be done was replacing the ribbon, but I knew I could find one online easily. The asking price was $40, which I would've paid in a heartbeat. It had everything I wanted and what I needed to fix was something I could fix. Why wouldn't I get it? Then my dad pointed out that everything in that stall was 50% off, meaning it was actually $20. I walked out of that garage sale with the heaviest thing I'd ever carried and a big grin on my face. I named my typewriter Hershel; a sophisticated name for a sophisticated writing tool. It was a gift from God and I knew it the moment I laid eyes on it. Patience had paid off, and I couldn't be happier.
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