Where Time Softens: The Coffeehouse Stories

By Young Kim

Where Time Softens: The Coffeehouse Stories is a collection of short fiction set in and around actual coffeehouses around the world- those temporary refuges where strangers sit close together, lives briefly intersect, and private reckonings unfold in public silence. Each story captures a moment: a pause between decisions, a memory resurfacing over a cooling cup, a life quietly shifting while no one is watching.

The characters who pass through these pages are not remarkable in the ordinary sense. They are travelers, lovers, widows, regulars, and first-timers. What binds them is not the setting itself, but what happens when routine loosens its grip and thought is allowed to wander.

Written with close attention, these stories explore loneliness, intimacy, aging, regret, and hope, as well as the unspoken connections that form in shared spaces.

Where Time Softens: The Coffeehouse Stories will appeal to readers who value quiet fiction, emotional nuance, and the way small moments can quietly reveal larger truths.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G7Z3SQT4
• ISBN13: 9798278623816
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"