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Ice Caramel Macchiato

There is an interesting separation of liquids in my iced coffee. The off-white hue of the milk has sneaking trails of light brown framing it and forcing a path through it. This milk and coffee mixture looks soft and silky. A slightly darker shade of brown splotches the sides of the cup and coats the… Continue reading Ice Caramel Macchiato

Writing

Deleted Scene

It has now been three months since The Ember Stone launched; thank you Twin Horseshoes Publishing. Many of you have been along for the journey with me since I started writing The Ember Stone in January 2021, that first post can be found: here. Thank you for all the support. Today I thought I would… Continue reading Deleted Scene

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Leafy Shadows with my coffeeโ€ฆ

The noise of my coffee brewing in the camper is a distinct sound from it brewing in the house. The whole coffee experience is different in the camper. I brew my coffee when we camp in an old one cup coffee drip. Sounds of coffee brewing is a rolling over of bubbling hot water, rhythmic… Continue reading Leafy Shadows with my coffeeโ€ฆ

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Oxygenated Appetite

The feeling of discomfort grows. A strong desire turns to a craving, an insufferable appetite. Humans, a vampireโ€™s cattle, walk before me unaware of their looming slaughter. Imaging the movement of the body fluid that fills their circulator systems overwhelms me. What shade of red runs through their veins? No matter, when the hemoglobin in… Continue reading Oxygenated Appetite

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My coffee is still unplugged

โ€œGood communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.โ€- Anne Morrow Leinberg I apologize again for my absence. I canโ€™t wait to have a virtual coffee with you next week. By Shari Marshall โ€“ 2022

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An unplugged Coffee

Thanks for stopping in for a virtual coffee today. Iโ€™m currently unavailable. This is a pre-scheduled post. Iโ€™m on summer holidays with the family and having my coffee unplugged. See you for a virtual cup of coffee another time. By Shari Marshall โ€“ 2022

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Coffee with a rip ofโ€ฆ

Coffee with a rip ofโ€ฆ No, no rips. Just coffee. Itโ€™s a dark rich colour in my cup. This cup of coffee carries the odour of almond and ripe cherries. It has a bitter-sweet perfume to it. The taste is a match. It hits the taste buds as bitter, but it fades to something my… Continue reading Coffee with a rip ofโ€ฆ