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Life in America before coffee and teas shops

How did we live in America before coffee and teas shops for workers to caffeinate so they can keep going; friends and acquaintances to meet face-to-face without technical interference; artists and writers to create; and lonely people to socialize vicariously? Mill Mt. Coffee and Tea, located on the cobblestone streets of Shockoe Bottom in Richmond, VA, is referenced in my novel-in-progress, Charmville.... read more

Chapter 1 of Charmville

(excerpt from Chapter 1  of  Charmville, a novel-in-progress by Katherine De Lorraine) Charmville town movie theatre “Police in Charmville, VA, report that they are holding a local man suspect in the double-axe murder of a mother and daughter, Sylvia Jennings and Sarah Jennings, found dead in their separate homes around 11 a.m. this morning. They were proprietors of Lost Antiques.  No motive has been... read more
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