This is Coffee with Ben, a newsletter about odds and ends, almost none of which have anything to do with coffee.
There are a great many lists out there, any number of which might offer you some keen insight into one thing or another. It's quite rare though, to come…
or My Great Shamefulness of Character
In Memory of my Uncle Jim Parrish who passed away on October 4th, 2013. I wake up early to prepare for work. I eat a breakfast of warm eggs and hot…
In the morning, I wake early before the sun is up. The night was short and still weighs heavy on my body. I stretch and move, trying to revive my…
The remainder of a peach is sitting on the counter at my grandmother's house Its tender yellow flesh and acid tang sweetness now settle in my young…
When I was young, we would visit my grandmother every summer. She lived by the ocean and the drive took days. While we are there, we go to the beach…
When my mother speaks, there is a sound that only I recognize. It weaves through crowded rooms and difficult days. It slips by startling laughter and…
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