Angela Turner

Welcome to Starbeans

“Welcome to StarBean what can I get started for you?” MaryBeth asked this question 143 times during her shift. Not bad for a Tuesday - she almost had time to think between lattes and cold brews. The pandemic had shut down the sitting area; leaving it a jumbled mess of stacked chairs and random boxes of inventory, void of anything interesting. She missed cacophony of milk frothing, music and voices. She longed to walk around the café pretending to sweep and wipe down tables while eavesdropping on interviews, cram sessions and mommy escapes. “Oh well,” she sighed “at least the bathrooms stay clean.”