Coffea Roasterie
Cafe Tableaux again breakfasts in the lobby of the motel, this time amidst eastern outliers of the Sturgis rally. This crew includes a fat man laying out the reasons he is fat for his fat wingman. “We...
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Black Sheep is more like it. Despite being located in a fading commercial strip near a divided highway, Black Sheep has managed to carve out the kind of space that drives CT to go On The Road in the...
View ArticleAimee’s Cafe and Coffeehouse
No breakfast for our heroes today, as they set to the task of unloading the trucks at dawn. Some initial trouble is encountered when they are unable to detach the trailer from the car; a gaunt, raving...
View ArticleJava Break
Cafe Tableaux On the Road, Summer 2012. Chapter 9: The Final Chapter We find our heroes laying back in an 'open 24hrs' Lawrence coffeeshop, arguing over the changes one makes to stay culturally...
View ArticleSightglass
On a friendly jaunt to SFO tableauxist JhTrefry fights back torrents of diarrhea at trendy Soma boutique roasterie Sightglass whilst getting the high-tech dozens from hipsters who will, within five...
View ArticlePerks
While not exactly Whitmanesque, an attempt to situate Perks in its Norwood, MA context and in the greater context of late autumn New England leads to petty bickering about the state of coffeeshop names.
View ArticleBroadway Cafe
Moisture sunk from low and still midnight into black ice on the asphalt. The darkness, the empty parking stalls, and the sepulchre of my car layered up distinct silences. I labored in the airport...
View ArticleJava Cat Coffeehouse
One year ago if someone said Chase County to me I’d’ve shrugged. If they said Chase County, Kansas I’d’ve been thrown down into the depressive chasm that is the state of Kansas and its physical role in...
View ArticleGround
Composed over 2.5 years with the goal of embedding a collection of words meant to seduce search engines. It is a challenge to get this down after being distanced by yet another move. But, very shortly...
View ArticleSwim Cafe
I told someone the other day that the most boring drive of my life was from Chicago to Kansas City. I’ve done some pretty boring drives: I16 from Macon to I95 (fuck you, Kite, GA!), LA to San Francisco...
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