Coffee: an important link in social connection

Coffee & connection
Art by Dixie Foxton, used with permission

I can’t believe that I stepped behind the counter as an employee of the Starbucks Coffee Company for the first time over twelve years ago. I was employed by Starbucks for nearly six years, at two very different locations. My employment remained a constant in my life as I completed many milestones. This included graduating high school and completing my post-secondary education.

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Rags to Riches: Part 2

Thanks for reading my first Saturday Story: Rags to Riches. The below is Part 2; if you haven’t read Part 1, please find it here.

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Rags to Riches
Rags to Riches. Art by Dixie Foxton; used with permission.

Part 2:

She was dressed in a sharp, midnight blue suit and black suede heels (an ensemble that probably cost more than what I used to spend on rent for many months combined). “Congratulations, Ms. Bruno,” the real estate agent said as she smiled, handing me my keys.

“Thank you, Ms. Pierce,” I said, accepting the keys.

I couldn’t believe that this was my life. I stood back to take it all in; to admire my new… house? No. Not a house. It’s a mansion. A sprawling estate on perfectly manicured grounds that seemed to go for miles. Life really can change in an instant, I mused.

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