A coffee for the man on 3rd Street
by anonymous
He sits there every morning. Today I sat with him. We talked for forty minutes about his daughter in Manila. I bought him a coffee. He bought me a story I'll never forget.
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Comments
ren 5m
I needed to read this today. Thank you.
anonymous 21m
Stories like this restore me.
amelia 1h
Forwarding to my whole family. ❤️
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