Notes from The Village

Coffee, Double-Double

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The Village Auntie
Jul 29, 2025
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It’s Monday morning. I’m writing this on my phone from a corner booth at a little diner off a busy road. It’s nothing fancy, just Formica tables, laminated menus, and the smell of something fried hanging in the air.

But it’s comfort. It’s memory. It’s home.

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