Tag: Coffee

  • Welcome to the Process: A Glimpse of Rose Park Roasters

    Stories are all about tension.  I mean, who would sit down and watch a movie without some sort of tension?  I attended this fabulous story workshop a couple of years ago.  In it I learned that at its most basic level, a story is about a person who wants one particular thing, and then through…

  • Soul Food: Adventures in Coffee

    Adventures in Coffee  By Jen Manglos It’s become an unspoken mission in my life to search for good coffee shops.  Trips are often planned around visits to the best a location has to offer.  I mean, I am also hunting out interesting restaurants and unique cultural experiences as well, but coffee plays a prominent role…

  • Coffee Culture

    Excellent coffee without the snobbery. I got to visit Seattle a couple of weekends ago and this is undoubtedly the highlight of its coffee culture. Now Seattle can boast many things: the Space Needle, Pike’s Place Market, a thriving food scene, birthplace of grunge music, crazy Seahawk fans. But without a doubt one of the…

  • Fabulous Fall – September 24, 2013

    Today I bought my first pumpkin of the season. It was an exciting, impulsive moment. I was tempted to buy some gourds as well, but decided to wait until my next trip to Trader Joe’s. I think fall may very well be my favorite season. Now, I’m not just saying that because it is, in…

  • When Did Coffee become the Pre-date? – August 5, 2013

      I remember once getting stood up for a coffee blind date.  The person felt awful and re-scheduled.  But instead of coffee, we went for lunch.  I remember thinking that I was upgraded.  And the fact that I thought that, made me aware of the hierarchy in dates.  Now, I am in no way an…

  • Please Get Coffee with Me – July 17, 2013

    Jerry Seinfeld has just started the second season of his show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.  In case you’re curious, the title is not a metaphor.  It’s a fun show in which Seinfeld brings on such an interesting range of comedians, from legendary comic voices like Mel Brooks to more current voices such as Sarah Silverman…

  • Coffee as a Way of Life – July 10, 2013

    As I’ve stepped into a regular rhythm of writing, I’ve discovered the surroundings that help me enter into this creative process.  First, I prefer to do my writing in the morning.  I’m not necessarily a morning person, but I’ve found that if I don’t start early on, the writing will inevitably get delayed.  Second, I…

  • The French Press Situation – May 31, 2013

    I have been frustrated by life lately.  It’s a long story, but I am walking through life transitions, while also journeying into some pain from my past.  This last weekend was particularly hard for me.  I felt angry, and sad, and lonely, and unseen (Just what you want to accompany your holiday weekend). And then…