This week, Carrie laments Black Friday and Cyber Monday and longs for the simpler (but maybe more stressful) moments at independent shops. To get us thinking local, she's sharing a story of working retail at a bookstore and coffee shop over the Christmas season. Full show notes at localistpodcast.com.

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Listen to all the Localist Christmas stories (plus an interview with Santa!), or print the Christmas stories to read, here.

Church Street Coffee and Books

The Power of Habit

Carry Me, Ohio – Sun Kil Moon

Wintering by Katherine May

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Wendell Berry

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