This photo shows the interior of a coffee shop with round white tables and plastic chairs. The walls are painted white, with tote bags hanging on pegs on the wall and decorative art, in the shape of colorful circles add pops of color on the white walls.

Coffee Shop Crawl

This photo shows the interior of a coffee shop with round white tables and plastic chairs. The walls are painted white, with tote bags hanging on pegs on the wall and decorative art, in the shape of colorful circles add pops of color on the white walls.

I’m all sizzled out on pumpkin spice, caffeine charging through my veins, spilling out in wild arm-waving to a techno beat.

So, I’ve raided two coffee shops in town, in search of milder cranberry-flavored merriment. Starbucks, the source of my cranberry crisis last year, is sadly no longer serving its cranberry refresher drink, but the local coffee shop has Italian sodas, so I ordered a cranberry-flavored one, with a shot of green apple syrup because I was feeling adventurous.

The drink looked like brown leaves—or cola. Perfect for a gray, drizzly day. But it tasted great. I really noticed the green apple kick, and it was delightful.

This image shows a plastic cup with a plastic lid and straw. Inside is a cola-colored liquid with ice.

It reminded me of:

  • The time I got a green Jolly Rancher stuck in my teeth, and I was not upset about it.
  • Lofi Girl, studying to chill beats, while wild green apples hurl themselves from branches outside her window, just to see who can fall farthest from the tree.
  • Kermit the Frog singing with Debbie Harry.
  • Curious green space aliens who might discover green apple syrup and use it on everything. (I would suggest pancakes.)
  • That time I dissolved green candy in cola and watched the bubbles stream upwards for days—wondering if they ever dreamed of drifting off to a bouncy, bubbly seafoam-colored world filled with rubber duckies.

Your Turn: What are you sipping on these days?

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35 thoughts on “Coffee Shop Crawl”

  11. Wow! Reading your drink adventure was such a treat. The green apple kick and that bubbly cola vibe—I could almost taste it through your words. The way you tied in Lofi Girl, Kermit, and curious green space aliens? Absolutely mind-blowing! Next time, I’m definitely adding some creative chaos to my own coffee adventures. Keep these awesome stories coming!

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  14. . Such tenderness in your tone — a joy to read (｡♥‿♥｡)

    You’ve painted feeling with words that linger (^_−)☆

    I’d love to hear how my work resonates with you (*≧ω≦)

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