yes, be that happy, be that close to another human!

kind businesses, revisiting books from your past, and remembering your crush

Dear Ones,

I enjoy conversations with grocery clerks. The guy refilling the coffee beans says hello and tells me which he likes best. I’m especially fond of the produce people for a word or two, the tenderness they show the peaches, and the careful arrangement of the bright orange cherry tomatoes in their cardboard boxes…