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”
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I Shall Be Telling This with a Sigh
In 1995, I left my home in Richardson, Texas, to go to college at UT in Austin. I studied English there for four years and got my teaching certificate, and when I graduated in 1999, I decided to stay. Austin was a cool town: liberal, young, easy to navigate, and full of green spaces andContinue reading “I Shall Be Telling This with a Sigh”
How to Escape for Spring Break Without Leaving Home
Last year during spring break, I took my dog and ran away from home. (We came back.) This year, I decided not to go anywhere during my week off, but I still craved that feeling of escape. I wondered, Is it possible to have a low-key, stay-at-home spring break AND get away at the sameContinue reading “How to Escape for Spring Break Without Leaving Home”
Carie Juettner 