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

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“Love Jitters” by Alisa Burdick

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"Chey, I need you at the front counter." Carol Jean, owner of C.J.'s Roasters called me to my area in record time. We were the newest establishment in Springs Creek. We took a place next to where a baby was found two winters ago. I never believed in magic until I moved here. Carol took me under her wing when her best friend; my mom, Patty, left. I admit I was 20 but it was always my mom and I. I stood anxiously awaiting this god on Earth to enter. He was always my first customer. I knew his order like the back of my hand. "Hey, how's my fav...

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“Beans and Booze” by Laura Boynton

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The coffee shop made my choice to work from home a more mature and accountable one, at least for those two to three afternoons a week. I had to actually shower and work up an effort to care enough to make sure my clothes were somewhat matched and didn’t smell of my stale life. My long curly hair also had to appear to be under control in same dull pony tail, or pulled together cohesively into a messy bun or tucked behind my ears. Most of the time, I did pull off the illusion of creative women writing for the n...

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“Jingle of a Bell” by Serendipity May

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Autumns Brew's They had the best coffee any coffee shop could have to offer, anyone who lived in the city would say that I would be right. You see the same people, at the same time, every single day week after week, after week. They all had the same faces but dressed up in different clothes. Normal, everyday people, nothing new, nothing different. Which I was okay with. With my slow and casual pace, I walked to the brightly-lit, autumn-themed cafe that was open year-round. I didn't have to work today, which was rare for me, so I was going...

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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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“Autumn's Coffee Shop” by Reagan Weckerly

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It was early morning in Autumn's Coffee Shop and Autumn was preparing for opening day. Her coffee shop only opened in the fall an served almost every drink you could imagine. Her favorite was the pumpkin spice latte, despite the fact that she wasn't a huge fan of coffee. She could already smell the coffee in the air from the second she had walked in to open up. It was a strong smell, but she loved it. She had already gotten everything set up for when customers started pouring in. The coffee shop was open from the beginning of September to th...

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“The Date From Hell” by Angela Morrissey

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Kayla and Hans-Erik were seated by a waitress in the café nestled in the heart of Bendigo. Kayla was unaware of the quiet chatter of the nearby café patrons. She was purely focused on the man who sat in front of her. He was a six foot two, twenty-one year old who’d just arrived from Berlin. June her colleague from work had set her up on a blind date with him. He was to visit her school and pop into her German classes later in the week. ‘So, what would you recommend a German backpacker who has just arrived in Australia...

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“Seasons change, people do to” by Kaylin Rajah

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An old Toyota Corolla comes to a sputtering halt in a parking bay outside a slightly run-down strip mall. Jason glances over the lit up dashboard ignoring all warnings as he switches the car off, pulling the key from the ignition. "A simple oil change and plug replacement", he thinks while looking around for his wallet and phone. He opens the squeaky white driver's side door and makes his way as the early autumn of 2019 greets him with a gentle breeze.Jason's life has been in a state of disarray for a while now. Things hadn't been panning ou...

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“The Little Gingerbread Man” by Rachel Tait

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The warm glow of the coffee shop was unmistakable from across the darkened street. Obscured by commuters rushing to get home and out of the wet, windy Autumn evening, she could see it was quiet, the last few tables gradually emptying. After all it was 5:35pm, hardly the time for caffeine, and five minutes later than they’d arranged. She was late. Sarah had agreed that she would meet Paul after his fifth voicemail this week. They’re breakup had been horrendous and she really wanted closure. Hopefully, the air might have cleared between them...

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“The Mug Shop ” by Hungara Gamelia

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Carmel FireSwirling DeathCherry SleepAnd Golden Flicker were just a few of the new autumn themed drinks, that Jace’s favorite coffee shop had recently added to their menu. He shook his head knowing exactly which one of the staff at ‘The Mug Shop’ had chosen the very unique drink names.He stared blearily at the barista in front of him, the teen wasn’t any older than Jace and looked about as happy as he did that he was awake at 5 o’clock in the morning, the sun wasn’t even up. The worker’s lip piercing and the subtle clinking of a chain were p...

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“Sex by the Fireplace” by Erin Pearl

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On my way home from work I walked toward Coffee Cot expecting a long line out the door. The first day of Autumn was last week and spiced pumpkin themed beverages are all the rage, with Coffee Cot being the most popular indie coffee café starting in the Obama administration. I usually pardon myself through a few people standing in a fifty-plus person line on the sidewalk and scoff at those wanting to wait an hour for a five-dollar chug. But on this day, I had a hankering for something warm in my belly and nutmeg on my lips. I will admit I enj...

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“Hidden Magic” by Oneirataxia Kalopsia

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A woman stood outside of a small brick coffee shop. She looked down at the folder clutched tight in her hands and took a deep breath before reaching a handout and pushing the glass door open. A small bell rang through the building as the door bumped it and a woman looked up from where she was sitting in the far corner of the shop. The woman waved to her and made her way over to the small table to sit down across from her colleague. "You finally found it," Pierce grinned, setting her laptop aside as she smiled at the newcomer. "It's so small...

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“Machu Piccu Gold” by Chris Wagner

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I had just begun my shift at the Lodestone Cafe when the pandemic hit. We'd just rolled out a new drink, Machu Picchu Pumpkin, for the fall season. I wasn't aware they grew pumpkin in Peru, but we've got smoothies made of stuff I didn't know existed, from places you could only reach on the back of a mountain goat, if you believed the advertising. Pretty average stuff, if you ask me. Other than an extra purplish tint, it tasted just like the regular pumpkin pie drinks we and our competitors often bring out this time of ...

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“THE BLISS OF AUTUMN” by Manya Seth

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"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolour, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all." - Stanley Horowitz Who doesn’t like the rich season of Autumn! The autumn leaves and the cool breeze make us feel fresh and dreamy. Altogether it’s a season filled with joy, happiness and bliss. The spooky, superstitious and scary Halloween, which everyone awaits also falls in this part of the year. Therefore most people are thrilled for the...

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“A day at the coffee shop” by Pinky R

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A beautiful girl come to the coffee shop sat next to our table. She wore a red laced one piece , she had a long curly hair, with a sling bag which was shining as bright as her. She looked like she was waiting for her friends. She grabbed her mobile and began to click pictures of her in the beautiful location. She has ordered a coffee but the waiter gave him a menu which was recent. The coffee shop added autumnal drinks to the menu. He was explaining her all the drinks. She looked interesting and as she was free she started a conversation wit...

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“The Gift of Happiness” by Parth Tyagi

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Opening the black gates of the open area inside the shopping complex, Shubhroto firmly held his belongings under his arms. There was hardly anyone in the complex yet, as it was merely 7.30 am. In the shopping complex where Shubhroto and his wife Swati used to run their coffee shop, most of the showrooms and shops would normally open much later. Shubhroto having retired from the army about a decade back, still followed an active regime. Although being in their late fifties, age has taken its toll on both of them. Swati taking heavy breat...

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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

“Love Jitters” by Alisa Burdick

“Beans and Booze” by Laura Boynton

“Jingle of a Bell” by Serendipity May

“Autumn Treasures” by Barbara Eustace

“Autumn's Coffee Shop” by Reagan Weckerly

“The Date From Hell” by Angela Morrissey

“Seasons change, people do to” by Kaylin Rajah

“The Little Gingerbread Man” by Rachel Tait

“The Mug Shop ” by Hungara Gamelia

“Sex by the Fireplace” by Erin Pearl

“Hidden Magic” by Oneirataxia Kalopsia

“Machu Piccu Gold” by Chris Wagner

“THE BLISS OF AUTUMN” by Manya Seth

“A day at the coffee shop” by Pinky R

“The Gift of Happiness” by Parth Tyagi

🌟 Similar prompts

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.)

Write about a character making fall decorations out of construction paper.

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

Write about two characters going apple picking.

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