<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Secondhand Stories Books and Gifts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cozy Reads and Local Finds]]></description><link>https://secondstorieskokomo.wixsite.com/secondhand-stories/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:22:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://secondstorieskokomo.wixsite.com/secondhand-stories/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Stories Behind the Shop: The birth of Kokomo's Coziest Bookstore]]></title><description><![CDATA[In March of 2024, my family went to Punta Gorda, Florida, for spring break. While visiting, we went to this adorable New/Used bookstore called "Copperfish Books." This place was adorable, but they had signs posted saying the business was for sale. Sad face. I jokingly sent my husband a picture and said, "We should live my dream and buy a bookstore!"  A thing you should know about my husband, Chris, is that he is 100% supportive and 10,000% impulsive! So, of course, he was like "let's do it!"...]]></description><link>https://secondstorieskokomo.wixsite.com/secondhand-stories/post/stories-behind-the-shop-the-birth-of-kokomo-s-coziest-bookstore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69287a52d8fb7619dee90c23</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:47:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6cf8c0_974381317f364879a2235ff1481f921f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_457,h_324,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>secondhandstoriesk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stories Behind the Shop: My Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love the idea of adding a blog to this site. It will allow me to chat about real stuff, like the ins and outs of being a small business owner, navigating business ownership as a woman (wife and mother), the challenges, the successes, and more! I don't know what shape this blog will take. Heck, maybe no one will ever even read it, but I do know that if you are reading this and I have not posted more, it is for a reason. As of the time of this post, I work for a church two days a week, run...]]></description><link>https://secondstorieskokomo.wixsite.com/secondhand-stories/post/stories-behind-the-shop-my-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692878f4d6cfa96de9ebc736</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:18:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6cf8c0_75080f4dc3de4aa5be1057da9ad924b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_471,h_572,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>secondhandstoriesk</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>