Set your story in a coffee shop that’s just introduced a new line of autumnal drinks.

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“Autumn Dreams” by Christine Goucher

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Someone was sitting in her chair. Sigh. She looked around trying not to get overwhelmed at now having to pick a different place to sit. She always sat there. It was this beaten up and torn vintage brown leather chair in the corner of the café with a window facing her favorite tree and near the bookshelf. Also it was perfect for people watching and she didn’t have to worry about anyone really disturbing her. Normally she came in the early mornings and would work on her writing or sketching and then read for a little bit while enjoying a coupl...

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“Coffee Connects Us All” by Art U

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Alya was typing frantically into the terminal, checking in code at the eleventh hour, right before midnight for the big launch. The ex-model turned software engineer who went on to become the lead on a project hit the commit button just in time. The wheels were set in motion, soon others across the world would read and review her code, hit approve. It would then get deployed, tested against code written by more people, halfway across the blue sphere, sipping their morning chai. As electrons buzzed, her code would then go, flashing across LED...

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“The coffee shops secret” by Allyssa Mina

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Fall is an unbeatable season. The weather cools down and everyone could enjoy without all the bugs and sweat. Autumn is also the time for fruit picking. Apples, berries, my favorite pears. It is the time when countless horror movies are released. But the remaining warmth constantly reminds us of the cold to come. The first thought that came to me was to go to Dion’s coffee shop. Hopefully, they would be preparing new autumn drinks. The doors swing open and colors of hue could be seen everywhere. Stepping on crunchy brown leaves I danced my w...

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“Salted Vanilla Latte” by Jill Davies

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“Hi, welcome to Oceanstar Coffee. Can I interest you in one of our new fall beverages?” The overly cheerful barista wasn’t looking at Josie. She couldn’t be, because if she were looking there’s no way she could manage to be so cheerful.Josie wasn’t crying—not yet, anyway. But she was clearly very unhappy.“It’s 90 degrees outside. It’s not fall,” Josie said.“It’s September 1st. September is the first month of fall!” The barista replied. Clearly, she had absolutely zero situational awareness. Or maybe she didn’t want Josie to be embarrassed ab...

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“To Meet Again” by Rease Hunter

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As I walked out the door, I noticed that a crowd had formed around Clementine’s Cafe. I walked towards it to see what was going on, and that’s when I realized that Clementine’s Cafe had finally introduced a new drink. I couldn’t read exactly what it was, but the picture looked like the drink was tasty. I couldn’t wait to try it. I tried to find my way through the crowd. Even though I was very tall, it was still very difficult to see the sign. It didn’t help that more people were coming, making the crowd almost double. Clementine’s Cafe was a...

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“Dinan, a French Fairytale” by Riwa Sings

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Today is my seventh anniversary. Not at marriage but divorce. I look forward to this day, not because it reminds me that I hoped something better for myself but because it taught me that I needed to stop. I am sitting at a coffee shop in Dinan, Brittany which is the north of France. It's called Clafoutis and it serves the best Kouignn-Amann, a delightful mix of butter and sugar: my tertiary reason to come here. Dinan, as by locals and tourists is considered a village celebrating French fairytales unlike my failure of 'they lived together, ha...

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“Caramel latte” by Lea Cafuta Maček

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As I'm unsuccessfully trying to light up a cigarette, Paul is already yelling at me to sweep the leaves off the terrace when I'm done. ˝Sweep it yourself, I'm not doing the fucking Sisyphean task again.˝ As if this time of year wasn't bad enough by itself with itchy sweaters and ripped stockings, the new assistant manager decided to update the menu so it would be more season appropriate. We had to learn a shitload of new stuff overnight. What's wrong with good old Pumpkin Spice?! As I come back inside, he's telling me something about the...

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“How Fall Taste” by Skyla Abrams

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"I am so excited Jordyn," I spoke so eagerly with my sister as I reached my hand to the door handle. I could already smell the new recipes of what was freshly baked this morning. However, today I was not here today for the shops cookies and cakes. I was here for their new line of drinks. This was my only afternoon off and my only chance to visit The Mad Hatter. My sister was less excited about the drinks than I was. She was more interested in the girl who made them. I don't care That I get to be a third wheel. It is fun sometimes. My sister ...

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“When is a Latte not a Latte” by Peter Doyle

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There was a table and a blackboard outside the front door. Written in chalk on the blackboard were the words “Order Here” with a big smiley face. Mike and his friend Shane looked around; the place seemed deserted. The small round metal tables and chairs were empty except for a young couple deeply absorbed in their computer tablets, ignoring the two paper cups with lids on the table in front of them. Coco Coffee sat in a newly opened mixed development, a glass fronted coffee shop situated below overpriced apartments, alongside...

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“Fall For A Drink” by Threese Belivett

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"Coffee is life."“Black plain, black with cream, 3-in-1 coffee, chocolate drink...”, sigh.“There’s not much to choose in this machine. I tasted all of it when I set foot on this land.”Of course I murmured it, but I think the lady heard me. I cringed. I continue walking around and grab something to eat.I’ve never gone far outside in our building where I live, aside this nearest convenience store. I just stayed in my flat because I’m not familiar yet with the place. I arrived about 2 days here in New Zealand to study and I’m very much excited ...

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“A Special Brew” by Sam Newsome

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A Special Brew Nat awoke feeling the chill. After a warm September, he had yet to begin to heat his apartment, but now there was a coolness in the air and a definite harbinger of the coming winter. In mid-October, fall had definitely arrived—not only on the calendar, but also in Nat’s aching muscles. After arising and getting his morning shower he descended to the street and heard the sound of rakes and even, at an early hour, the sme...

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“An Autumn moment” by Julie Adamson

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I was so excited my favourite cafe had added an autumnal menu. The food was filled with amazing stews and casseroles. What got me excited was the coffees and their added spices. The smells in the cafe were filled with warmth. Sitting at my usual table I wait for my lover to arrive. It had been a cold day and was surprised when he suggested we meet. He usually wanted to come over to my place where we would eat something I cooked and binge watch Netflix. We’d then make love and he’d leave. I ofte...

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“Autumn at the Corner Cafe” by Arizona Foster

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When the door to the corner cafe opened to let a chatty couple out onto the sidewalk, their hands full of coffee take out, an unexpected plume of pumpkin and spice rushed to greet me. I took a deep breath to let it consume me and smiled with glee. It was officially autumn - my favorite season.Autumn always held a special place in my heart. When I was little, my parents, my older sister, Lydia, and I all piled into my parent’s blue Mercury Sable and drove out of the city toward the mountains to see if the tree leaves had changed colors yet.&n...

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“Autumn Treasures” by Barbara Eustace

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Everyone agreed that Rowan’s arrival had been a great addition to the coffee shop. Not that Bryony wasn’t nice, it’s just that she wasn’t – well – Rowan. “If only I was twenty years younger,” Margaret Deakins was heard to say to anyone who’d listen. And the rest, thought her friend Elaine Bishop, who at 73, was a couple of years younger than Margaret. But she too appreciated the vision that was Rowan, with his tanned good looks, his ready smile and a bottom that made any woman’s heart race as he moved back to the counter with an order. ...

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“Mola Shandy” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

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They say a day at the coffee shop can lead to you meeting a stranger who will change your life. I never believed that, assuming it was a way of movie stars to sell people dreams of romance that never existed. A feeling in my stomach still gave me the intuition that perhaps this lie they sold had some truth to it. “Come on Kelly, we need to be early for seats at the autumn premier!” shouted Larry with a hint of irritation ruining the delightful excited tone of his. Larry had counted down to the special autumn launch at the Miko’s café. He w...

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Set your story in a coffee shop that’s just introduced a new line of autumnal drinks.

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✍️ 161 stories

“Autumn Dreams” by Christine Goucher

“Coffee Connects Us All” by Art U

“The coffee shops secret” by Allyssa Mina

“Salted Vanilla Latte” by Jill Davies

“To Meet Again” by Rease Hunter

“Dinan, a French Fairytale” by Riwa Sings

“Caramel latte” by Lea Cafuta Maček

“How Fall Taste” by Skyla Abrams

“When is a Latte not a Latte” by Peter Doyle

“Fall For A Drink” by Threese Belivett

“A Special Brew” by Sam Newsome

“An Autumn moment” by Julie Adamson

“Autumn at the Corner Cafe” by Arizona Foster

“Autumn Treasures” by Barbara Eustace

“Mola Shandy” by Simbarashe Nyatsambo

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Start your story with the line, “By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire.” (Whether this is a literal fire is up to you.)

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Write a story from the perspective of a bird migrating for the winter.

Write about two characters going apple picking.

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