Eulogy for a Coffee Shop

My favorite coffee shop closed this weekend. Staycation was special, not just because it was walking distance from my house, or because they served delicious, creative lattes crafted from homemade syrups, or even because of the cozy atmosphere inside and the hammocks and picnic tables beneath the big burr oak out back. Staycation was specialContinue reading “Eulogy for a Coffee Shop”

“Sometimes” / A Holiday Memory

This year, like most people, I did the bulk of my holiday shopping online (and am still waiting for a few gifts to arrive from wherever they are currently lost under a pile of packages at the post office). But usually, I prefer to do my shopping in person. I like wandering the aisles withContinue reading ““Sometimes” / A Holiday Memory”

The Unexpected Evolution of Character

I just came across this unfinished blog post from a year and a half ago, and it made me laugh, so I decided to finish it. I no longer spend all day writing in coffee shops, and the manuscript I mention here has been collecting dust for months, but come summer, I hope to beContinue reading “The Unexpected Evolution of Character”