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The Week the World Softens

The Week the World Softens

The warehouse carried a different kind of quiet once the last Cyber Monday order slipped out the door. Not silence. More like the air exhaled after holding its breath for too long. The kind of calm that feels earned. Someone near the back warmed...
A Table Built by Many Hands

A Table Built by Many Hands

The week felt like it had its own pulse. Not fast. Not slow. Just steady, the way it gets right before a holiday when everyone is half working and half thinking about the side dishes they promised to bring. Someone joked that the building smelled lik...
Cloves Carry Their Own Kind of Power

Cloves Carry Their Own Kind of Power

The conversation began when Mattee walked in holding a small jar filled with water the color of burnished copper. She didn’t announce anything. She just placed it on the table with that quiet confidence she brings when she k...
A Thanksgiving Survival Guide, Starwest-Style

A Thanksgiving Survival Guide, Starwest-Style

We weren’t planning on creating a Thanksgiving survival strategy. But then Brian asked if it’s “too early to start marinating the turkey,” and that was the end of productivity for the day.  I...
A Day at Starwest (Spoiler: There Are Snacks)

A Day at Starwest (Spoiler: There Are Snacks)

There’s a rhythm in the Starwest office that’s hard to explain. It’s part laughter, part motion, part the soft scent of herbs floating through the air. The kind of rhythm that makes you feel like you’re part of something alive...