Tag Archives: Starbucks

Beulah Comes Alive

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

 This was not meant as a racist remark, but Beulah, when I was growing up, was the most famous African American maid on the planet often referred to as the black Hazel, though in those politically incorrect days the term … Continue reading →

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Fat Man At My Table

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m in Starbucks at my usual table when a very large man sits in the chair across from me. “Excuse me,” I say, “but why are you here?” properly startled. He says, “It’s community seating, so I can sit where … Continue reading →

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A Three Dollar Bill

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

Starbucks  5 A.M. Believe it or not, there’s a line that luckily, is behind me. In walks Mr. Brooks Brothers, who I’ve written about (https://athingirl.com/2017/03/01/) perfectly pressed, in his usual hurry. He looks perplexed, with six customers ahead of him, … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m in Starbucks putting milk in my coffee standing between a middle-aged woman and a girl around 20. As I’m stirring I watch the younger one take a good 40 sugar packets she casually puts in her purse. The older … Continue reading →

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Excuse Me, But Whose Baby Is This?

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m in Starbucks sitting next to a parked baby carriage, the only seat in the house.  It’s a little after 8, late for me, so the place is already jumping. As I sit answering emails, suddenly a little foot appears, … Continue reading →

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Willie and His Radio

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

Old Willie, who’ve I’ve written about, I see in and around Starbucks in the morning, found a radio…a little transistor that has seen better days. Taped, scratched, the kind you had when you were a kid, but if you saw … Continue reading →

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Fear In A Venti Cup

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s dawned on me, as I sit in Starbucks early in the morning, my eyes dart up every time someone walks through the door wondering if they have a gun or explosives hidden in their laptop bag or knapsack. I’ve … Continue reading →

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When Things Are Not What They Seem

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

My neighbor in 7C stopped me in the lobby to say, “So who is he?” “Excuse me?”  I couldn’t imagine who or what she was talking about.  She’s a woman I helped once and hardly know, but thinks we’re pals. … Continue reading →

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One Bad Barista

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

My favorite time of day is first thing in the morning when I venture out for coffee. Of course it could go right downhill after that, but between 5 and 5:30, the world’s my oyster, or at least a Tall … Continue reading →

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Coming Up Short

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

There’s an older woman I see at Starbucks in the morning that makes me take pause.  Imagine The Rocky Horror Show 35 years later.  She’s made up like a courtesan…lips red, cheeks rouged, with frizzy, stringy hair crisscrossing her face … Continue reading →

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