Tired of “dreamy” cafés and “luxury” hotels? This post breaks down the overused travel and lifestyle phrases quietly weakening your writing and how to replace them with bold, personal language instead.

Coffee doesn’t just fuel stories, it is one. Romantically sparks conversations to quiet grief, playful office rituals to café musings, this post showcases the many ways coffee connects us. As a comfort, catalyst and character. Pour yourself a cup and come see how often it shows up in the stories we tell.

Perhaps you've been reading from day one. Perhaps you've only just discovered one of my chapters. The Reading Room is where you dip in, dip out or binge read, fall into a story and stay a while. Either way, I am happy to have you here.