Reading is one of life’s most peaceful activities.
You sit down with a good book, a quiet room, and maybe a warm drink.
But eventually you reach the moment every reader fears:
You need to stop reading… and you don’t have a bookmark.
Most people grab a receipt.
A scrap of paper.
Maybe a random envelope.
But true innovators reach for bacon.
Step 1: Choose the Right Bacon
Not every strip of bacon is bookmark material.
The ideal bacon bookmark should be:
- Crispy enough to hold its shape
- Flat enough to fit inside a book
- Strong enough to survive at least one chapter
You want bacon that says:
“I support literacy, but I’m still delicious.”
Step 2: Insert Into Your Book
Gently place the bacon strip between two pages where you left off.
Close the book slowly.
This is important.
Closing a book too quickly may result in what scientists call “bacon compression.”
No one wants a flattened pork situation.
Step 3: The Reader’s Dilemma
Using a bacon bookmark introduces a new problem in literature:
Every time you open the book, the bookmark smells incredible.
This leads to three possible outcomes:
- You keep reading.
- You eat the bookmark.
- You forget the story because you’re thinking about breakfast.
This is the risk you take when combining books and bacon.
Step 4: Replace As Needed
Unlike traditional bookmarks, bacon bookmarks have a limited lifespan.
They may disappear due to:
- Hunger
- Curiosity
- The mysterious forces of midnight snacking
The good news is replacement bookmarks are only a frying pan away.
Final Thoughts
A bacon bookmark might not be the most practical reading accessory.
But it does add something most bookmarks lack:
Flavor.
And if reading nourishes the mind…
then a bacon bookmark clearly nourishes everything else.