Archive - Coffee with Ben

Stitching Cashmere

Thoughts on repair vs. replace and the ethos of maintenance.

Nov 5, 2023 •

October 2021

This is Coffee with Ben, a newsletter about odds and ends, almost none of which have anything to do with coffee.

Oct 15, 2021 •

July 2015

Top 100 Things You Need to Know in Life

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…

Jul 13, 2015 •

February 2014

The Abandoned Box

or My Great Shamefulness of Character

Feb 20, 2014 •

October 2013

Things I Learned from My Uncle

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…

Oct 22, 2013 •

October 2012

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…

Oct 11, 2012 •

August 2012

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…

Aug 22, 2012 •

August 2011

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…

Aug 10, 2011 •

July 2011

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…

Jul 28, 2011 •

My father wakes me gently It’s early. Too early to even call it a morning “Get dressed” he whispers as the day's events seep back into my mind We drive…

Jul 28, 2011 •

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