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Issue I: spill the beans

A Coffee Shop AU is a popular fanfiction genre in which the primary characters (the OTP) meet and fall in love in a coffee shop. Over the years, it has grown into one of the most ubiquitous genres across fandoms. Headcanon Magazine’s issue I: spill the beans features works from Sadhvi…Continue reading “Issue I: spill the beans”

The empires wave back by John Rey Dave Aquino

On July 2012, Psy released “Gangnam Style,” the most popular and recognizable K-pop song of the early 2010’s. The song…

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“an hour after taylor swift’s 8th studio album drops, i realize i still have feelings for you” by Rachel Tanner

—after “folklore” oh shit. oh fuck. i’m listening to “folklore”in my headphones, wonderingwhere you are. knowing you’re listening to the same…

The empires wave back by John Rey Dave Aquino

On July 2012, Psy released “Gangnam Style,” the most popular and recognizable K-pop song of the early 2010’s. The song spawned the “Gangnam Style” challenge, and people learned the chorus’s…

Poetry

“an hour after taylor swift’s 8th studio album drops, i realize i still have feelings for you” by Rachel Tanner

7 Jun 202210 Jun 2022

—after "folklore" oh shit. oh fuck. i'm listening to "folklore"in my headphones, wonderingwhere you are. knowing you're listening to the same album (happily onvinyl if the store had it already& begrudgingly…

Critical Analysis…

[ISSUE I] Coffee and Creativity: Why the Coffee Shop created The Beatles by Daisy May Cooper

image source The coffee shop is something that everybody relates to. They’re on every street, and all serve a similar purpose — a warm, sheltered space, perfect for working in…

[ISSUE I] What if we were allowed to just exist and be happy? by Ari Ochoa Petzold

Inspired by Katharine McCain's essays “Today Your Barista Is: Genre Characteristics in The Coffee Shop Alternate Universe" & "Fans Love It a Latte: The Rise and Participatory Nature of Coffee…

[ISSUE I] How Coffee Shop AUs are the Perfect Example of Why Fanfiction Culture Thrives and Always Will: A Barista’s Perspective by Tiana Gaudioso

The stigma surrounding escapism via artistic avenues is more complex and diverse than the average consumer probably realizes. I believe most of us can agree that any and all critique…

[ISSUE I] Café Inferno by TigerPrawn

Hannibal sipped his tea, the delicate teacup almost fragile in his hand — too much pressure and it would shatter. It wasn’t that he insisted on the tea being served…

Poetry

[ISSUE I] A Brewed Backdoor by Siddhi Joshi

i bask in the emptiness of uncertainties,and the pauses between laughters.the city has swallowed my moon,under the regime of oscillating gunpowder. the day you forgot your wallet in a foreign…

[ISSUE I] Lovely Lemon Tea by Emily Hizny

With my backpack mostly empty, I walked along the path of my island’s market area to the Able Sisters shop, quietly determined to coax Sable away from her sewing for…

[ISSUE I] Creamy, Thick, and Frothy by Call-Me-Kayyyyy

Bucky: What the fuck is a latte? Steve: It's creamy, but thick and frothy, just what every man needs on a Sunday morning. --- Or, Bucky tried to figure out…

[ISSUE I] Package Handling: Assistance Required by Lucca Hermes

Sirius jiggled the key in the handle of the entry door, trying to get it to fit perfectly and unlock the damn thing. He shuffled from foot to foot, shoulders…