Coffee Shop Chronicled

By On September 1, 2010 · 46 Comments · In Events, Announcements, Tours, Seminars, The Coffee Shop Chronicles

Well folks, let the trumpets be silenced and a hush fall upon the audience. The curtain raises and a scroll of names – in no particular order – unravels from the ceiling.

As the late, great Max Miller used to say: “You lucky people!” This is the list of writers who have an entry in our very first (I’m tingling with excitement just thinking about saying it…) anthology: The Coffee Shop Chronicles, Vol. 1: Oh, the Places I Have Bean!

Please check the list and, if your name is on it, check that we’ve spelled your name correctly and included any initials or excluded them, as the mood takes you. You have until FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 at 6 PM to advise us of any changes. E-mail any change to spellings only to  our oracle, Diana, at diana@awordwithyoupress.com

Here’s the list, and congratulations to EVERYONE involved. Tomorrow, I’ll show you the first of the cover designs – it’s not a vote, but we thought you’d appreciate seeing the options we looked at, and we’d love to read your comments. Right, enough from me, here’s all of you…

Ed Coonce

Corlis Martin

Ivan Guevara

Caitlin M. Foyt

Taiko Toma

F.J. Dagg

Brian Harrison

Stefanie Allison

Sophia True

Mia Wood

Russell Shor

Monika Spykerman

Terrie Leigh Relf

Traci Foust

Dillon Mullenix

Cheryll Cochrane

Crystal Mahaffey

Robyn Jackson

Antoinette Wayne

Jessica Midden

Suzanne Morse

Barbara Walker

Joseph Trinh

Julie M. Dunaway

Andrea Glass

Jack Horne

Kelly Flowers

Robby Hoffman

James Weaver

Rachel Walker

Manda Oliver

Kristy Webster

Christie Elliott

Mario Amaya

Drew Pearsal

Korrena Bailie

Suzanne Parrish

George Verongos

Kyle McLean

Slim Symes

Kayla Roth

Zack Sherzad

Otha Cole

Sean Labrador y Manzano

Kimberly Schaub

Grace Griffith

Chrissy Tustison

Danielle LeFevre

Dawn Johnson

Terri Neely

S.C. Barrus

Danielle Radin

Ruthie Joyce

Clarissa McHale

Stephen Keaton

Athena Garcia

Sonia B. SyGaco

Amy Glin

Steven Kakowski

Dustin Brown

Nicholas Conley

Ann Bancroft

Judy Goldstein Botello, M.D

David Artavia

Jodie McDanal

Georgia Hubley

Juan Vandendorp

Lori Westfall

Lennard Espiritu Santo

Mason Schoen

Anthony Bonds

Avery Steele

Stephen Roberts

Loicia Ware

Brenda Griffith

Hilary Abramson

Tom Miller

Betty Gelean

J. Richard Jacobs

Marlayne Giron

Diane Cresswell

Adrienne Aiello

Peggy R. Dobbs

Jennifer Silva Redmond

Rachel Lyn Jensen

James Wika

Salvatore H. Folisi

Toianna Wika

Christine Hoang

Jamie Gilliam

Carrie Bailey

William Elder

Jonathan Freedman

Katie Manning

Diana Diehl

Miryam Howard-Meier

Nicole Taylor

Don Maker

Derek Thompson

Ariadna Rico

THE END – for this anthology anyway!

 
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  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    ME? ME? What about MMMMEEEEEEEE?????!!!! I didn't make the cut? Was it something I said?

  • Star5fallonmyheart

    You didn't make the cut because you refused to use scissors. *hands over a cup of coffee*

  • Star5fallonmyheart

    I'd like to thank the Academy…

    In all seriousness, for a moment, I want to go out and say (and I'm guessing most of feel this way) what a pleasure that contest was. It worked miracles. I came into this contest and to this site thinking it was just another contest, but it wasn't. It was so much more than that. Richly rewarding, there is something special about this site and the people who frequent it. I'm honored to be here with you guys as my new friends, whether or not I got into the anthology.

    So thank you Thorn, from the bottom of my heart for dreaming this all up and bringing it to fruition, thank you to everyone who comes on this site, who contribute selflessly (sometimes sleep-lessly…too much coffee while writing?), thank you Morgan for being the technological backbone that keeps us supported, and overall, thank you EVERYONE for making 2010 the best year of my life.

    COFFEE!!!

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    but not as good as 2011 will be for you, or 2012, then 13, then 14, then……then…

  • Star5fallonmyheart

    Um. That's ASSUMING that 2012 thing doesn't happen…

  • Julie Weinstein

    Congratulations Everyone. So many of my favorite writers. I can't wait to read the CC. I didn't make the cut, but I don't drink the coffee anyways. No worries, not crying. I know some awesome writers are included in this first issue. I can't wait to read it.

  • Star5fallonmyheart

    We still love you anyway =) I'll just spike your drink with coffee next time!

  • Julie Weinstein

    So just have a cup of the magazine for me and a bag of beans and a note pad. Then we'll chronical the happenings with the winners. We'll see who winds up in who's coffee cup.

  • K. Roth

    How exciting!! Congrats to everyone :)

  • Star5fallonmyheart

    And to YOU! Like I said, we should go out and celebrate with COFFEE!!!

  • spykergyrl

    Maybe you did make the cut under a nome de plume, and we'll never know. You've threatened as much a couple of times. But I don't know anyone who'd be bold enough to do that!

  • spykergyrl

    Maybe this is a sign that you should start drinking coffee.

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    Thanks Kayla! Check back over the next two days to take a look at the covers we are considering and for publication details. And what about entering our Cat Tales contest? you could win a CAT ASS TROPHY!

    here are the details:
    www.awordwithyoupress.com/2010/08/19/omg-its-a-cat-ass-trophy/

  • Star5fallonmyheart

    She's working on the story as we speak =D =D =D

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    I guess I'm just an un-nome.

  • AnnBan

    Congratulations on the first anthology, Thorn, and thank you for all your hard work. I'm honored to be included.

  • spykergyrl

    Well, you know what the great philosopher said: To thine nome self be true.

  • Derek

    Do you mean the London Olympics or the end of life as we know it? For many people living in East London, that's already happened. It's like the Highland Clearances all over again.

  • Cmcochrane

    Thank you for including one of my java stories!
    It feels great to write something and have it actually go someplace where people can read it. A Word With You Press is such a stimulating writers group. I'm pleased to be part of if.
    Congrats to all of you who will share the pages!

  • Mario

    Nice! Thanks for this awesome opportunity, Thorn!

  • Nicholas conley

    It definitely made my day to get this link in my inbox today. I'm excited and honored to be included.

    -Nicholas

  • Peggy R. Dobbs

    Its a real pleasure to be part of this group of people. I found this web site just as this contest was starting and I was constantly amazed at the difference in each story as it would be posted. Thorn's encouragement was always there and the comments from other writers made me want to write that much more. I hope this first anthology will put AWWYP on the map. All of your hard work deserves it. Blessings, pd

  • http://www.facebook.com/littlemzcoco#!/littlemzcoco Kristy Webster

    Yay!! Can't wait to get a copy!

  • Caitlin M Foyt

    So exciting! Thanks for the opportunity, Thorn!

  • Julie Weinstein

    Hah, my not drinking coffee – so that explains it. I am way too hyper for that beverage, my friends. But not for this chronicle. I can't wait to read it. And as for Thorn- I think we need to keep the scissors away. Lest one of us end up with a crew cut. He is an editor after all.

  • RobynJ

    Woo hoo! Thanks, Thorn!

  • Star5fallonmyheart

    *huggles*

  • Diane Cresswell

    Thorn: Wow – I'm so surprised…

    Thank you so much for this great surprise and I have to say that i'm so glad to be a part of a great group of people who like to write and have fun with it. I will continue to write and submit to the contests.

    Thank you again so much for this inclusion – wasn't an expectation on my part at all – just had so much fun entering and writing.

    Was a good day when I saw the ad and meeting you later.

    Thank you so much….

    Diane Cresswell

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1622526025 Avery Steele

    Oh my goodness! I had no idea I was included in the anthology! What an honor. This will be the first time I have ever been published, and it only makes sense that it has to do with my one and only (drink) obsession. This is awesome.

    P.S. Does anyone find it amusing that I just got a barista position this week? Best week for coffee. Ever. Thanks again, Thorn!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1622526025 Avery Steele

    I couldn't have said it better myself. Literally, I didn't say it that well in my comment above. : )

  • Star5fallonmyheart

    IT'S FATE =D THAT'S WHAT IT IS!

  • Star5fallonmyheart

    I still think especially the comment about your recent job acquisition timed with the announcement about the anthology was awesome! That's life imitating poetry =D

  • Zyzzyx8827

    Many Thanks for including my article. May you all continue to live by the universal code: Caffeinate…Dominate!

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    Like the Motto! thanks for helping us build a very popular site that allows so many people to express themselves in the written word within a truly interested community of readers and writers.

    cheers!
    thorn

  • Stephen V. Roberts

    Hi Mr. Sully,

    I'm really happy to see you've done well with your site. It's amazing how many talented people are out there, but with site's like you're own, are able to have a dream. So often writers think it's a fathomless hole in which we live, but the encouragement you provide is warming and helps. It just goes to show by the figures you've seen. Congratulations on your growth!

    I wish I had more time to spend with you and your site, but for now with my multiple commitments, it's difficult. Of course, I'll grow with you, and will submit occasionally, maybe more should I get a lull. Can't wait till the kids are grown!

    I can't thank you enough.

    Stephen Roberts

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    Thanks for this Steve. I hope The Flea Marketer does well, also. Why don't you respond to this response and put a link to your music, art, and writing website in the response? Let the folks here know there is life in New York.

    Wild Turkeys could drag me away!

  • korrena

    All I can say is that I'm shocked and thrilled to be included. Seeing the e-mail (late, thanks to my insistence on having multiple e-mail addresses) more than made gloomy post Labor Day weekend Tuesday – it pretty much made my summer. Thank you Thorn for your endlessly helpful correspondence, and your selfless dedication to a very worthy project.

    Korrena

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    but the zen master said: To thine Ohm self be. But he was on meditations when he said it.

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    no worries, Korrena. Your participation in this contest, andresponding to others who posted stories, is what fuels all this pleasure. I do hope you will continue to write. You have stories to tell,and I would like to hear what they are.
    best wishes, and so glad we brightened up your labor day.

    thorn

  • spykergyrl

    Well, when God closes a door, he sometimes gets his bathrobe caught in it.

  • http://twitter.com/readerbynight Betty

    I’m so excited, my first published short story!

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    We share your excitement, my dear. We may have other antholgoes on the horizon, so keep an eye out and keep entering our contests.

    cheers!
    thorn

  • Anonymous

    This book is going to weigh about 20 pounds. . .

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    no one has done more to put us on the map than you, Mrs. Dobbs. Hope you will play with us for years to come.

  • http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/ Thornton Sully

    That’s why the mission statement of A Word with You Press is “Putting Gravitas on a lo-card Diet.”

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