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Cafe CultureAlex's Worst Cup of Coffee EverAlex Scofield  
 My love of coffee is partially a taste for the gourmet, and partially a need for caffeine. Caffeine cravings prevent me from being 100 percent uppity about coffee quality – in a pinch, I’ll drink mass-market or fast-food coffee that would make some of my INeedCoffee colleagues retch. 
Cafe CultureCoffee TalkTim Schenck  
 I never used to drink coffee. I made it through college, the Army, work as a political campaign manager, a coffee-drinking wife, seminary, and one child. The combination of two children under the age of two and full-time work in parish ministry, however, put me over the edge. 
Cafe CultureCoffee! Or, my love affair with the java beanMike Creamer  
 When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is sniff the air, hoping to catch a whiff of the coffee that brewed itself for me ten minutes before I woke up. 
Cafe CultureCoffeehouse ConfessionsTom Coffee  
 I knew I had a problem. I just couldn't admit it. 
Cafe CultureFoggy MorningMichael Rohde  
 This morning I'm a visitor on another planet, one that's identical to my own, except for the fog. Fog breaks the light and forces it in directions it hadn't intended going. 
Cafe CultureI Love CoffeeDamaa Bell  
 I have been trying to wean myself off of coffee lately. I thought it might be a good time to replace my morning cup 'o' joe with a nice healthy cup of tea now that the weather has cooled. The only problem is that I LOVE COFFEE! 
Coffee BusinessIs It Really Coffee?Holland Morgan  
 We see them everywhere now. Instant cappuccino machines, there’s at least one (if not five) in every gas station. I’ve seen them in car dealerships and even in a hardware store, some of them daring to sport names like Barista. 
HealthNo Coffee or Tea For At Least 2 WeeksMichael Allen Smith  
 I messed up. I messed up bad. A few weeks ago I got a direct mail advertisement for a dentist offering new patients a free Zoom teeth whitening with the purchase of a cleaning and X-rays. 
Cafe CultureSearching for the Perfect CupRick Abbott  
 Richard S. Abbott describes his personal coffee journey. 
Cafe CultureSo, You Love Coffee, Right??Mike Walton  
 Mike Walton tells us about his love affair with coffee that started at age 10. 
Cafe CultureThe Coffee CupsEllen Ulken  
 Ellen Ulken's short story. 
Cafe CultureThe TombsBill Talen  
 What am I doing in this jail? It's amazing how quickly the iron bars make me question the whole thing. The Tombs. 
Coffee BusinessWhy We Hate StarbucksSebastian Little  
 Why we should and Why we probably shouldn't. 

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