Thursday morning, pallets of books stood on the boardwalk outside Awaken Wild Books, waiting to be unpacked and put on the shelves.
The new stock arrived on Awaken Wild’s third day of operation, after a spur-of-the-moment grand opening drew customers in such numbers that the shelves were left a little bare.
It was a great start to a venture that has been co-owner Danielle Stelpflug’s dream for many years.
“This (desire) just kept getting louder and louder in me,” she said. “It’s been in me since I was a little kid, but now’s the time. It’s now or never.”…