We collapse time on Pine Street, to allow spring to arrive. Franny's away, Leo takes care of Precious, Allison works on her house, Kassandra is fine without her parents, and David learns as much as he can before his own past is exposed by the melting of spring.
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Pine Street Episode 94
We catch up with the winter doings of the Pine Street regulars, getting ready to bring them back together in the spring, with its promise of renewal and, perhaps, something a bit more sinister.
Pine Street Episode 93
Leo trudges through his past, on his way to his future.
Pine Street Episode 92
Leo slogs through a wet snow, pondering the tangled steel girders and beams of the landscape in his mind.
Pine Street Episode 91
Kassandra greets a new customer, and is drawn into the unsettling presence of the newest denizen of Pine Street.
Pine Street Episode 90
Kassandra the barista reminds herself: we don't serve coffee. We serve people.
Pine Street Scene 89
Kassandra is opening up the coffee shop, remembering the conversation with her parents in which she declared her life was her own.
Pine Street Episode 88
While we transition into spring, on Pine Street winter sneaks in. Don't worry, they'll catch up with us soon.
Pine Street Scene 87
Allison always has a back-up plan when Leo misses dinner. This night, a knock on her door interrupts her evening, and makes her wish she hadn't answered it.
Pine Street Episode 86
Leo winds up on his back under a sink in Penelope's house, instead of dinner with Allison or talking with Franny: as usual, he did what he thought he needed to do first, instead of doing what he truly needed to do. (It's okay, he's confused, too.)
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 