No Roast for the Weary

Weary Writers and Post-Pandemic Blues Author: Cleo Coyle The Village Blend is suffering during the post-pandemic slump. People aren’t coming in for their morning coffees anymore, and during what used to be peak time, the coffee house sits silent and empty. To keep the shop, Clare decides to revitalize an old idea: a special writer’s lounge. She’s heard a bit about it from a previous customer and found one of the old signs. What better way to get people to incorporate the coffeehouse into their daily lives, and foster their creative process? What Clare doesn’t know, however, is that the original [...]