MAIN: An Anthology

Main: An Anthology features 12 stories about the stores, services, and specialty shops that once ruled Main Street America.

You’ll visit card and clothing stores, explore auto repair and costume shops, watch family-recipes for sweet treats and salty snacks come to life, ride along with painters and pest control experts, attend music lessons and music fests, and roam city streets, village paths, and rural roads. n nOur contributors share how these family businesses defined and redefined themselves (and those close to them) and how these entrepreneurial endeavors evolved over time. n nConfirmed contributors (and their stories) include:

• Lindsay Gelay-Akins: "On the Corner of Atlantic and Osborn"

• Joan Taylor Cehn: "My Father's Store: Built to Suit"

• Christopher Cocca: "Last Stand in the Closing Country"

• Kimberly Ence: "Raise/Raze"

• Nina Gaby: "Looking South on Main"

• Linda Hansell: "Ready to Wear"

• Melissa Hart: "Reflections on my Grandmother's Costume Shop While Anxiously Making Masks"

• Kristine Kopperud: "How to Paint: Tips from a Small-Town Contractor"

• Dyann Nashton: "Candy is Strong When the Marrow is Sweet"

• Kelly Garriott Waite: "The Permanence of Elephants"

• Suzanne Samuels: "The Village Card and Gift Shop"

• Melissa Scholes Young: "What Needs Done: The Love and Burden of a Family Business"

ISBN: 978-0-9994299-4-5

Pages: ~120

Size: 6x9