August, 2018: We get our milk deliveries to Mabel on Tuesdays from a vendor who is really bad at delivering milk. He doesn't deliver other products. He only does dairy. And yet every week, his brusque taciturn cronies wheels in dollies stacked with crates and tell us that the vendor is out of skim, out…
Tag: coffee
An Apology for My Day Job
I have been a barista for over two years. I've written a book and traveled a lot. But what I've neglected to lay out is that for the last two years, I have spent most of my time behind the counter at a coffee shop. I have a world of knowledge about pulling espresso shots.…
I’m Writing a Book
I ran down the road, pants down to my knees, screaming, 'Please, come help me, that Canadian shaman gave a little too much to me,' and I'm writing a novel, because it's never been done before... ...a line from Father John Misty's song "I'm Writing a Novel" I don’t get philosophical about New Year's until…