❝Willow & Ink❞
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While Rumi Claveria was asking herself what she would write for an invitation to a writing project, she came across a coffee shop by the lake. It's a safe space, a haven for creativity. Strange things happen here, it has a penchant for memories. It reminds her of stories, of happenings, of things she can write about.
As Rumi produces works of art under her college course, she narrates the stories they've written as well as the stories from people she met along the way. This book is a fresh take at life, subsuming both calmness and madness in achieving dreams. It's like taking a sip of a bitter coffee alongside a soft, creamy cinnamon. It's like waiting at a café hearing the babbling brook and the rustling of leaves.
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