Java Jump-start
My morning routine is—”routine” says it all, doesn’t it?—the same each day: emerge from the half-awake no-man’s land between pure unconsciousness and wakefulness, and, with any luck, pre-loaded with an idea for a story or essay percolating in my head, then stumble down the stairs to the kitchen. Make the coffee, or—in a pinch—pop a cup of left-over coff…


