April 14, 2026

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Maile's starting to feel a gap between the good things going on at the shop and how those good things are impacting her. In short, she's not feeling permeated by the good that's happening there. So what's missing? What do we do in our lives when there are good things going on but those good things are taking us away from our family or other things we love?

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Beloved by Toni Morrison Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland Counterweights by Shannan Miller Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

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Music by Copcar Karaoke Art by Ned Bustard

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