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  • Coffee Without Compromise... excerpt #3

    January 30, 2009

    • So I'm doing this as something of a love song to coffee, parting with my lover. Began as a teenager in Korean War serving at Great Lakes Naval Training Station and lasted... and lasted... now, it's farewell to coffee. This morning, as former devotee, I found myself helping clean my wife's espresso machine, part by part, inside, outside, filter and all the rest... but it's the fragrance that ...
  • Coffee Without Compromise... an excerpt

    January 28, 2009

    • Preparing to give up coffee addiction, now into my 4th day without COFFEE, visit acupuncturist. I leave feeling calmer, a little more mindful and anxiety free.  Home to "once more" tackle my room, do justice to my new MacBook. Coffee, anxiety, disorder, they seem to go together. And some related health problems. MacBook an inspiration to get the fucking room in order! Sorting through ...
  • Latta Java Reading

    April 24, 2008

    • And a good time was had by all at our second Poetry Reading at Latta Java in Marion. Southern Illinois Writers Guild has just started sponsoring  this evening twice a month.Well known and award winning poet David Bond of Carbondale was there again and read from both his books of poetry Colors and American Chicken.  One or two I had heard before, and I was glad to hear them again.Aurora Strick ...