MAIN STREET, WESTLER — Rows and rows of boots and fine shoes, the good smell of new leather, and drawers that open and shut all day as the proprietor hunts for whatever he's mislaid this time. The sunniest patch of floor by the front window is permanently reserved. Not officially. Just ask the goose sleeping in it.
Behind the Counter
Mr. Marty Fonez — Westler's shoemaker, with a sharp pencil forever dancing behind his ear and dreams a fair bit bigger than footwear. He'll measure your feet, and if you stand still long enough, he'll also show you his building sketches. Stand still even longer and you may end up as part of one of his projects. There is a boot-shaped house east of town that proves the point.
On the Shelves
- Crick-walking boots — the famous ones. Water-tight, valley-tested, and the reason half this town has dry socks.
- Sunday shoes, buffed to a church shine
- Work boots, made-to-measure
- Children's boots with growing room built in
Current Special
Fitted before the frost: made-to-measure winter boots ordered now, ready before the first hard freeze. Architectural consultations remain, officially, not a service.
On the Notice Board
Ducket Stories on the Counter
This shop turns up in Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, the way Matta tells it — "I just so happened to be in the shoe shop lookin' for a new pair of boots." Mr. Fonez measures feet and draws buildings both, and there is a boot-shaped house east of town that shows what happens when the two get mixed up.
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