You know, that book has sat on my shelf unread for 19 years. But I have made a point to keep it, through so many moves, and so many de-stashes. That book, and a statuette of a dragon with a sword (letter opener to give you an idea of the scale) - are really the only things I have left of my Father, beyond the memories in my head.

The other thing about that book is that while I know LeGuinn is an absolute goddess of Science Fiction and Fantasy - this inscription by a man I never knew, about a man I barely knew, makes it so difficult to approach LeGuinn's work.

I will get over that contradiction for myself sometime soon.