Our summer collection is live!

Sixteen new works of art—from us to you!

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“And so with the sunshine and great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

― F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby”

We are thrilled to announce our summer collection is live! Head over to our website now to savor sixteen new works of art.

This collection, as always, is entirely free to read.¹

If you’d like to support our work, please consider becoming a paid Substack subscriber.

Our Summer Collection:

To Be Alive by Sonya Spillmann

All That Glitters is Old by Molly Flinkman

The Unexpected Village by Karen Miller

The Cardboard Bird by Rebecca Moran

Long Live LEGO City by Ashlee Gadd

Crystal Sun by Allison Mei-Li

This Is the Step Where Most People Get Lost by Laura Leinbach

Strong Over Skinny by Melanie Dale

Unfit by Allie King

My Little Ant by Kate Croft

What Are the Chances? by Becky Morquecho

My Children Are Like Poems by Jillian Stacia

Career: Mom by Jenny Albers

Marigold Stew by Crystal Rowe

The Offering of a Couch by Alyssa Silvester

Joy Crumbs: A Photo Essay by Sarah Bahiraei

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If these stories encourage you, we’d be so grateful if you would consider sharing our winter collection with a friend. In a world of ever-changing algorithms, plain ole word-of-mouth continues to be our most powerful marketing tool. ❤️

1. Did you know we pay our writers (and photographers!) for every piece we publish at Coffee + Crumbs? Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to our paid Substack subscribers for supporting women & the arts, and for allowing us to present our work in a beautiful, ad-free environment. We are immensely grateful for you!