{"product_id":"the-christmas-cookie-stories-from-the-counter-hardcover","title":"The Christmas Cookie: Stories from the Counter - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✨ The Christmas Cookie: Stories from the Counter Some stories warm you like a cookie fresh from the oven. Others linger, reminding you of people and places that leave their mark long after the season ends. In The Christmas Cookie: Stories from the Counter, Gregory Wirth invites readers to pull up a chair in a small-town shop where coffee, cocoa, and conversation flow as easily as the snow outside the window. Each story captures a moment at the counter - a fleeting exchange, a glimpse of memory, or the quiet pause that only the holidays seem to bring. From the lighthearted request of a regular customer to the unspoken weight of a soldier's story, these vignettes reveal how the simplest encounters carry depth, humor, and humanity. At the counter, lives intersect in ways that remind us that Christmas isn't only about the celebration of a day, but about the choices, connections, and reflections that shape us through every season. More than a collection of short stories, The Christmas Cookie is a companion for winter evenings, a book to share with friends or savor alone with a warm drink in hand. It is a reminder that life is found not in rushing through the season, but in noticing its details: the creak of an old floorboard, the hush of snowfall, the smile that lingers longer than expected. Whether read in one sitting or savored one story at a time, The Christmas Cookie offers a timeless invitation: to pause, to listen, and to find yourself in the stories that unfold when you simply stop at the counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49377597980811,"sku":"9798999990211","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/vFHj8Y6cC9798999990211.webp?v=1789624263","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-christmas-cookie-stories-from-the-counter-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}