Brewing Beneath the Perk

A story that opens with an unexpected basement flood foreshadows the deep emotional tides the author will wade through as she navigates the rough waters of opening and managing a neighborhood coffee shop. Although the shop is successful by all accounts to an observer, its owner encounters demons when she can't run away from the unpredictability of the family system of small-business interactions. An intuitive and impulsive decision to open a coffee shop sends her on a deep dive toward understanding and embracing herself. Lessons, characters, and a wonderful community are discovered along the way.