My first time with Ursula K. Leguin. This is a beautifully written collection of stories revolving around a fictional coastal Oregon town, peopled with seasonal and full-time residents who cannot quite connect with one another: the promiscuous bookseller, a lonely potter, the motel-owner striving to keep her business going. Quietly sad, the stories have a bit of a sameness to them that is maybe not the best fit for a pandemic.