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Ariadna Rico charmed us with her story “Expatriates”. Now she intrigues with poetry, her second entry into our contest, The Coffee Chop Chronicles.
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Shadow
Laid under your touch
the heat of breathing
approaches slowly
my awaiting tongue
Melting below lust
cautions surrendered
silent mourns hidden
in new lips’ delights
Red [...]
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I am instantly friends with anybody who even uses the word “Expatriate”, having been one. It’s a special club (not quite the same status as being A Word with You Press Centurion–one among our first hundred contest entrants, but close!). But Ariadna Rico not only uses the word, but was an [...]
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Moooooore coffee!! Still have stories that means our contest, The Coffee Shop Chronicles, is good to the last drop. Here is another entry from Danielle LeFevre in our contest. PLEEEZE remember if you have entered the contest to fill out the form giving consent to publish your story as hard copy, [...]
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…I suppose that beats a cup-less bottom! We still have stories to post from our contest, The Coffee Shop Chronicles. Thank goodness I put out a call for those who have submitted but not seen their story on line to give a shout. We have had so many responses that I [...]
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I can almost see my desk! Still have some entries into our contest, The Coffee Shop Chronicles which came to an end the first of May. Here is quick cup, one of two, from Danielle LeFevre. She calls it flash fiction. Is that something like instant coffee? Maybe somebody will explain [...]
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But we still have a number of posts still to put on line. If your entry has not yet been posted, please let us know–everyone who sent us a submission deserves to have their story shared, and if you have not seen it on line yet, it just means we have [...]
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We still have entries to post from our premier contest, The Coffee Shop Chronicles. Here we have a very tightly written piece by Denise Brooks, but, as promised a few days ago when we posted our censorship policy, we warn you that the subject matter may offend the sensibilities of some [...]
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number of you to post comments, by her sheer determination and wit. I am talking about Stefanie Allison, who never seems to fail to comment on your stories and posts. Now it’s your turn! This is Stefanie’s third and final entry into The Coffee Shop Chronicles. Not her usual playful self, [...]
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Dawn Johnson shares the fate of many who entered our premier contest “The Coffee Shop Chronicles”, in that she was among the first to enter, and among the last to have her work posted and shared with others. But I think she speaks for us all with this poem. Do you [...]
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Or does life distract us from the pleasures of coffee? Athena Garcia seems mesmerized. Her submission, too, was one of the first we received, and yet it only now has surfaced on my desk. The style is highly caffeinated, and fills the room with the aroma of youth and optimism. Thanks [...]
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We still have entries from The Coffee Shop Chronicles yet to be posted. They sit in a random pile upon my desk, and the order in which they are published is random as well. Julie Dunaway was actually one of the first to submit an entry, and now among the last [...]
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Korrena Bailie has a refill of her own–her second submission into the Coffee Shop Chronicles. Here she poignantly reminds us that both companionship and isolation can occupy the same space–the ritual of coffee. Thanks Korrena.
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The Refill Regular
Nora and Sean went to Wren’s Coffee every Saturday morning with newspapers [...]
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Diane Cresswell discovered gold in California, which is considerably easier to spell than Minnesota if you are from Kalifornia and not from Minnesota, where Diane lives. Her entry into The Coffee Shop Chronicles is all about the ambiance of the coffee shop experience, how it is the perfect sanctuary in which [...]
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We still have a number of entries to post from our recently ended contest, The Coffee Shop Chronicles. This is the third entry from Salvatore Folisi, whose equally engaging pieces can be read by entering his name in the search box.
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At The Coffee Shop Again
At the coffee shop, [...]
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This is Suzanne Morse’s third and final entry into our competition, “The Coffee Shop Chronicles.” She is so “as one” with the brew, for a moment I couldn’t tell if she was percolating it from within or just savoring the flavoring while she was misbehavoring. You decide.
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MY CUP OVERFLOWS
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I was trying to think if I could stretch any further to make a bad pun, but that’s about it. Blame it on Dustin Brown, who submitted this second entry into the Coffee Shop Chronicles at his own peril. Do a word search on this page of him and find his [...]
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Suzanne Morse entertained us with a previous entry that somehow made exotic blend erotic blend. I should have policed that piece before it went on line, but here’s one already been policed for me! Thanks Suzanne, and I hope you and The Boy with a Torn Hat are getting along all [...]
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… if I could ever get of the (coffee) grounds! Here is another entry by one of our favorite writers and commentators, Ann Bancroft.
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While Moms Drink Coffee, Kids Learn to Fly
It was the duck feathers that gave me the idea. Emily and Clyde waddled, quacked and splashed in [...]
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I always like to chew the fat over a cup of coffee. Couldn’t agree more with Amy Glin’s comments about decaf is eating fat free food. What do you think? Thanks, Amy, for coming down on the correct side of the argument!
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Strong dark oily bean
Brightens days and lengthens [...]
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Andrea Glass, the secretary of Publishers and Writers of San Diego(Of which A Word with You Press is a proud member) reminds us how indispensable dispensed coffee can be! Here is her second entry into The Coffee Shop Chronicles.
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Coffee Shop as Office
“What can I get you?” Tom asked [...]
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