The Bookstore-Slash-Skate-Shop Next to Ballerina Farm

By Claire CarusilloAugust 12, 2026

The first book I sell on our first day in business is a used copy of Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School, for seven dollars.

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