The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room #8

[TxRad]

The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room #8

Come on in. Take a seat up here at the counter or at a table out in the middle of the room or back in the corner, whichever suits you best.

We serve coffee but remember this ain't Starbucks. It only comes in black. What you do with it after that is you're own problem. The blanket fort may or may not be inhabited so approach with caution.

If you play nice, the waitresses (If I ever get any) might spice it for you. There is usually something warming in the end cabinet of the counter. Beware the dragon.

If you have a new story you're proud of, post a link. Post a link even if you're not proud of it. It'll give everyone something to talk about.

No fighting and no trolling. I'd hate to have the AH Mod toss your ass out of here. Flirting will be tolerated to a point and then you can rent a room out back if you need to carry things farther. Stay out of the basement unless you are into dungeons. We have all kinds of weird visiting animals so keep your hands in your own lap.

Thank you and welcome aboard.

Between the disinfectant and the fire hose, this place should be clean enough to be Covid free. Most of us are already shot, uh, had our shots or at least the ones for Covid.

 

[Handley_Page]

Good Evening Tex, and thanks for the spring-clean.
Can I have a mug o' good Tea please?

 

[TxRad]

Good Evening Tex, and thanks for the spring-clean.
Can I have a mug o' good Tea please?

HP, the Tea Pot is in the new cabinet in the corner. That is the tea caddy area and you are in charge of it. So if ya can't find the tea pot then go buy a new one.

Ignore the "Welcome" sign over the basement door.

Coffee still only comes in one color, black.

If ya want a job as a waitress, apply beyond the welcome sign.

Beware of the blanket fort. It now has gun turrets.

 

[Handley_Page]

HP, the Tea Pot is in the new cabinet in the corner. That is the tea caddy area and you are in charge of it. So if ya can't find the tea pot then go buy a new one.

Ignore the "Welcome" sign over the basement door.

Coffee still only comes in one color, black.

If ya want a job as a waitress, apply beyond the welcome sign.

Beware of the blanket fort. It now has gun turrets.

If I have to get near it, I'll bring my Dragon.

 

[Haulover]

I see my corner seat is still open - so I'm putting my name on it.

Gotta plug the laptop in, you know, and that seat is closest to the power outlet.

Besides - that corner table is a great location to watch everyone coming and going to and from the coffee shop - and I can even see the blanket fort from here. (Hmmm - it's moving. I wonder who's doing what in there?)

<Adds a wee dram to the coffee, from a secret hip flask >



Hey, Tx - is nudity still allowed in here?

 

[TxRad]

Hey, Tx - is nudity still allowed in here?

Uh, at your own risk. Scaring the dragon might give you problems. I always wear an apron to protect the dangly bits from coffee splashes.

The evening coffee is ready. It might taste a wee bit better as I sandblasted the coffee urn out.

Supper was chicken fried steak, mashed taters, greens, and corn.

 

[LAHomedog]

Ahhhhh, freshly cleaned and painted I see.

A bit late in the day for anything but decaf. Of course it's 5pm in 15 minutes so a little Maker's would be a nice chaser.

And I love chicken friend steak. So yummy. A plain ol' ribeye is planned for dinner here.

Watched "Die Hard" last night for about the 100th time. I still contend it is the best Christmas movie of all time.

 

[Lori_the_Hoosier]

Hey Tex, where's the rack for my numbats? They get tetchy if they don't have somewhere they can hang and gibber at the clientele, and is that Russ's guard-wallaby in the corner? Because he's doing something disgusting, tell him to stop it...

 

[ElectricBlue]

Upkick in Christmas Followers

I've not published anything since early December, but this last week I've picked up half a dozen new followers. Must be Christmas readers. Anyone else noticed the same thing?

 

[NotWise]

I've not published anything since early December, but this last week I've picked up half a dozen new followers. Must be Christmas readers. Anyone else noticed the same thing?

I haven't published anything since early October. I picked up one new follower on Christmas day, and three earlier in the month. Some of my older stories picked up favorites, as well. Yesterday, I even got a comment ("Wow!", signed "wildbill") on an older story.

I'm not sure if any of that is unusual or unique to the holidays.

 

[TxRad]

Hey Tex, where's the rack for my numbats? They get tetchy if they don't have somewhere they can hang and gibber at the clientele, and is that Russ's guard-wallaby in the corner? Because he's doing something disgusting, tell him to stop it...

Uh, the numbat rack is in the opposite corner from the guard Wallaby's corner. Separation is good right. As for what the wallaby is doing, you'll have to take that up with Rusty.

EB, this uptick is normal over the holidays.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Uh, the numbat rack is in the opposite corner from the guard Wallaby's corner. Separation is good right. As for what the wallaby is doing, you'll have to take that up with Rusty.

EB, this uptick is normal over the holidays.

The poor old wallaby is a bit lost now we've moved. There's no cover to hide.

Just saw the new Spiderman movie. First time in a cinema for a couple of years. Only seven people in there, and the family was five of them.

Time for a coffee and a piece of Christmas cake.

 

[ElectricBlue]

EB, this uptick is normal over the holidays.

Not noticed it in previous years, not just by itself - always after a new story, yes, but I've not got anything on a new list. Nice, though, coz it means something is bringing the readers in.

 

[JuanSeiszFitzHall]

Haulover took the corner seat, so I’ll claim one of the creaky wooden armchairs at a round table in the middle of the room. That way I’m helpless against attack from any direction, and the ceiling lights show my bald spot to All and Sundry. (A law firm, specializing in accidents.) (Not litigating them, causing them.)

I’d start a poker game, but it seems like my cards always turn out to be “Community Chest” and “Pikachu.” Instead, I’ll be antisocial and write, because I enjoy redundancy. I didn’t bring a Geiger counter, so I’ll grab my own coffee and not care if there’s a waitress. (For all you young Snapperwhippers, that was a Tom Waits reference.)

https://www.literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=5116173&page=submissions

 

[TxRad]

Ah yes, JSF. Welcome back to the cafe. By the way, I glued all the joints on those old chairs so there should be fewer squeaks and far less shakiness. As for your bald spot. Don't lean forward in the chair and the light won't blind everyone else around the room.

The only thing radioactive around the cafe is the atomic clock on the mantle over the fireplace. Uh, when did we get a fireplace?

The midnight coffee is ready. You can tell it is the midnight coffee because it is blacker than the noon coffee.

With the fireplaces comes a new rule. If it ain't marshmallow, it can't be roasted, toasted, or seared over the fire.That should help with the fire insurance.

 

[LAHomedog]

I haven't published anything since early October. I picked up one new follower on Christmas day, and three earlier in the month. Some of my older stories picked up favorites, as well. Yesterday, I even got a comment ("Wow!", signed "wildbill") on an older story.

I'm not sure if any of that is unusual or unique to the holidays.

Good for you. I had the opposite. Four really nasty and rather personal comments on two new stories. I mean attacking personal comments. So I'm talking a break from writing for a bit.

I don't mind negative criticism. People will react however they react to a story or any art, but I do object to personal attacks. This is a free literary porn site for Christ's sake! Sheesh.

 

[TxRad]

Good for you. I had the opposite. Four really nasty and rather personal comments on two new stories. I mean attacking personal comments. So I'm talking a break from writing for a bit.

I don't mind negative criticism. People will react however they react to a story or any art, but I do object to personal attacks. This is a free literary porn site for Christ's sake! Sheesh.

If they are personal nasty comments. Delete them. You have that option so use it. They don't have any place here. If they are with a name, report them. Anonymous probably.

 

[LAHomedog]

If they are personal nasty comments. Delete them. You have that option so use it. They don't have any place here. If they are with a name, report them. Anonymous probably.

Yep. And deleted immediately, thanks. But going to take a break from the posting for a bit. Not my writing. The posting for publication.

 

[Omenainen]

*Steps in, brushes snow off shoulders*

Like what you've done with the place, Tex! I'll have a bucketful of coffee today. It's snowing, which is nice, but it would be way nicer if it was vertical and not horizontal.

 

[Handley_Page]

,.
The only thing radioactive around the cafe is the atomic clock on the mantle over the fireplace. Uh, when did we get a fireplace?
.
With the fireplaces comes a new rule. If it ain't marshmallow, it can't be roasted, toasted, or seared over the fire.That should help with the fire insurance.

Ah the fireplace; yes.
Remember that time when the Dragon was in a dispute with a Troll?
I think it was when Chloe missed with her PIAT weapon.

But a nice strong coffee is right welcome. . . .

 

[sirhugs]

I see my corner seat is still open - so I'm putting my name on it.

Gotta plug the laptop in, you know, and that seat is closest to the power outlet.

Besides - that corner table is a great location to watch everyone coming and going to and from the coffee shop - and I can even see the blanket fort from here. (Hmmm - it's moving. I wonder who's doing what in there?)

<Adds a wee dram to the coffee, from a secret hip flask >



Hey, Tx - is nudity still allowed in here?

got anything left in that flask?

 

[oggbashan]

I'm donating a new teapot - just for Darjeeling tea.

Please don't use it for any other variety.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

I like what you've done with the place, sir!

Venison roast with bourbon/blackberry sauce for dinner last night. A little wild rice and roasted veg - mmm.

 

[Haulover]

got anything left in that flask?

You're just in time - I'd almost drained it!

Help yourself to what's left. I'll re-fill it later today.

 

[yowser]

I'm donating a new teapot - just for Darjeeling tea.

Please don't use it for any other variety.

Just finished a book on this - Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World's Greatest Tea by J. Koehler.

Turns out all those high-salaried tasters employed by estates and auction sales, who taste for hours (and like wine tasters do the 'spit-it-out-after-sampling' thing so they can keep going) well when they actually stop for a tea break in the afternoon, they want something strong and dark, not Darjeeling - from Assam.