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June 2025

May 2025

A change of the guard and a thank you
Toward leafier vistas, my stupid-ass way of saying greener pastures but with coffee trees
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On coffee's McCarthy era part 2
Regarding the SCA and CQI deal, more of the industry's avoidance, and how to push back on this despairing moment
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Three new coffee articles and precarious writing
A brief update, an honest moment with my digital media employer, and a few pieces I wrote and published
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April 2025

The new book is here!
'These Empires, These Flowers' is now available in San Francisco book stores and for direct purchase
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On coffee's McCarthy era part 1
The empire has always been why coffee was proliferated and mass-produced. Coffee professionals just seemed more interested in talking about it when it…
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A poem from 'These Empires, These Flowers'
On my new book which is available at the end of the month (!)
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On the Amtrak to California I remain
While taking in the various bridges and dams and tall trees and sunny plains racing by the window there's time to examine oneself and life's nothings
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March 2025

On the Unkillable Demon King, MJ, and work
Faker and Jordan are twin flames. Commitment to work, and discipline within that commitment, is what makes them legends.
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On the Pacific Northwest and other places I have not yet gone
Snowstorm driving, insulation cutting, custard eating, and memory excavating through landscapes foreign and familiar
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On coffee and cake and pain as your portion
In 'Mickey 17' and 'Nickel Boys,' these little treats are either nowhere to be seen or so scarce they serve as reminders: it'll get worse before it gets…
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