Showing results for "Cafés" in Short Stories

Flagler Beach Florida is quite the small town, eclectic and quirky... and filled with many unique characters. Kokomo's Café owners Mac and Ginny see their fair share day in and day out. Come meet the locals and the tourists!

Flagler Beach Florida is quite the small town, eclectic and quirky... and filled with many unique characters. The Golden Lion Cafe has been a landmark for twenty years, with so many characters as both customers and workers!

Evie loves running her beach café in Cornwall, but with a baby on the way she's been told to put her feet up. Helen's come to Cornwall to escape the stress of city living. She hopes a seaside life will be the answer to all her dreams. When she sees a job advertised at the café, it sounds perfect. But the two women clash, and sparks fly. Can the pair of them put aside their differences in a crisis?

Motherhood has been one of the great blessings of Dawn Dix-Beaumont’s life, but with her children’s growing independence, it’s finally time for Dawn to return to teaching. However, Mother Nature has other ideas.... Rick Beaumont loves his family, but he’s busier than ever. With his high-flying career, two children and a third on the way, there’s a lot to juggle. Battling expectations, disappointments and a few surprises along the way, Dawn and Rick find their commitment to each other tested to the limit.

With her Beach Café closed for the winter, Evie should be looking forward to lazy days and a happy Christmas… But her sister Ruth is coming to stay, following her marriage breakdown and her boyfriend Ed breaks the news that he's going to spend Christmas in London, for family reasons. There are still a few surprises in store for Evie though, that look set to make this Beach Café Christmas the most memorable one yet....

After a hectic summer running her beach café in Cornwall, Evie Flynn is looking forward to her first Christmas with new boyfriend Ed. But when Ed’s ex suddenly gets in touch again, and some unexpected guests arrive: Ed’s surly brother Jake and Evie’s heartbroken best friend Amber, Evie’s Christmas starts to look as if it’ll be a total turkey. Will any of her festive wishes come true?

Artist Honey Blackwell is happy with her life. Well, almost. She lives in the picturesque village of Heatherlea, has three close friends and a soft spot for local supply teacher Dane Ackerman. If only she could put her past behind her and embrace the present. Dane is working hard to prove himself at the village primary school and doesn’t really have time for love, but he is drawn to Honey and hopes she feels the same. When a permanent teaching position is advertised in Heatherlea, he faces stiff competition to secure it.

Vier Geschichten, die uns lehren, aus der Vergangenheit über die Zukunft zu lernen und den Blick nach vorn zu öffnen. Was wäre, wenn du in die Vergangenheit reisen könntest? Bevor der Kaffee kalt wird erzählt die Geschichte von einem magischen Sessel in einem sehr besonderen Café in Japan. Wer sich in diesen Sessel setzt, darf in die Vergangenheit zurückreisen, aber nur solange, bis »der Kaffee kalt wird«. Das Café trägt den Namen »Funiculi Funicula« und zieht viele Menschen unwillkürlich an, weil sie das Bedürfnis verspüren, die Vergangenheit noch einmal zu durchleben.

Der Blick durch die rosa Brille auf der Lieblingsinsel. Verregnete Tage in Dunkelgrau. Zufällige Begegnungen auf dem Weg zur Arbeit. Annette Pehnts Geschichten handeln von kleinen und großen Glücksmomenten im Alltag ebenso wie von Momenten des Scheiterns. Von Achtsamkeit und dem Nachdenken über sich selbst und den Sinn des Lebens. Ein Buch zum In-die-Tasche-Stecken und Zwischendurch-Lesen im Café, auf einer Bank in der Sonne oder in der Mittagspause. Kurze psychologisch-literarische Geschichten, erzählt von der vielfach preisgekrönten Schriftstellerin.

The Best of Cafe Stories is my collection for first-time listeners and fans of my writing. It includes the sequel to my novel, "The Da Vinci Diamond", some new stories, and my most critically acclaimed stories from magazines in the United States.

Douglas Fergus wants you to be happy. And laugh. Or at least feel good knowing you’re not the only person who thinks weird is cool. He is compelled to share his quirky/humorous/satirical outlook on life in an effort to spread joy to as many people as possible.

The Cafè of the Broken Heart is situated near the cemetery at Monmartre. When a widow calls by on the last day of the year and asks for a private room to grieve on the third anniversary of the death of her late husband, she is irritated to learn that the room is already occupied. She gets into conversation with the other mourner - a young artist - and discovers that he has a very strange story to tell.

It's Halloween at the Baker Valley Barkery and Cafe, which means it's time for a pet costume parade. And when Maggie leaves Sam and Jack in charge of finding contestants, the results are definitely...interesting.

A figura do "caboclo" faz a ponte entre esses textos de Monteiro Lobato. Na crônica "Velha praga", um tema atualíssimo é abordado: as queimadas; em 1914, elas devastaram a Serra da Mantiqueira, sendo o caboclo o responsável. Já no conto "Café! Café!", compara-se a estupidez do caboclo à do Major Mimbuia, plantador de café que tudo perde e enlouquece com a queda do preço do café.

Did you know that O. Henry's real name was William Syndey Porter? He had many pseudonyms but is most known as O. Henry. He wrote over 300 stories, and is known for playfully writing a twist at their ends. Most of them are based in New York with characters being an average joe.

What do you do when your new boss is the most gorgeous man you've ever seen? The correct answer is nothing. Daydreaming about Theo Burke is harmless. Taking action to make him notice me? That's dangerous.