Wednesday, October 15, 2025

6 am coffee:: writing and reading

the way I start each morning



It almost feels like the dead of night when I wake up before 6 am to make my coffee and clear my brain for the day ahead. 

Nothin quite feels like that liminal space. 

I've taken to reading one of Gustave Flaubert's Letters with my coffee each morning and it is honestly such a great ritual. At this rate, I will finish the letters for another year! That's okay, it's a wonder feeling to have the company first thing in the morning.


my beloved copy of his letters


Is there an author you don't mind spending a few minutes with as you wake each day?

I really want to challenge the notion that we have to start and immediately work through any written work. We can create a dance with literature that ebbs and flows based off of our reading tastes and emotions.

Anyone come to mind?

Happy reading ☕️ 

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