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When partnership ends but passion remains

My wife and I ran a small press for nineteen years publishing local poets and we never made money but we made books and now she wants to quit and I do not know how to let go of something that feels like breathing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Collaborative work faces dissolution when one partner loses commitment while the other maintains deep attachment.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Work as legacy — when the work outlasts you?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.