I remember when I lived in Champaign-Urbana I was fortunate enough to live not one block away from Espresso Royale, a local coffee shop. Now I have to walk a few blocks to get to Perk’s in Athens, Ohio. Perk’s isn’t as good as Espresso, it’s smaller and but somehow not as intimate. The other choice in town has almost no windows, which is dealbreaker for me. So this is where I spend my hours editing, writing, reading or wasting time. On perhaps the busiest street corner in all of Southeast Ohio. It’s not all that busy. There’s probably a better picture here with enough patience, maybe at a time where I don’t have other work to get done. 3