Our summer collection is live!

Eighteen new works of art—from us to you!

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"I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer—its dust and lowering skies."

― Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye

We are thrilled to announce our summer collection is live! Head over to our website now to savor eighteen 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:

Cruise People by Melanie Dale

If I Were a Kangaroo by

Allie King

I Did Not Know the Last Time We Told the Moon Goodnight by

Karen Miller

How to Make a Peanut Butter Pie by Jessica Andrew

All I Have and More by

Adrienne Garrison

Hands Full by Morgan Creager

Youngest, Eldest, Only by Hillary Troup

What's for Dinner? And Other Frequently Asked Questions by

Sarah J. Hauser

My Daughter: A Love Note by Emmy Lou Canedo

My Kids Will Never Play Club Sports and Other Lies I've Told Myself by

Katie Blackburn

Children at Play by

Aly Prades

Wild Love by

Becky Morquecho

Three’s a Crowd by

Stacy Bronec

The Best Possible Mother by

Rebecca Giantonio Moran

Stop and Go by

Sara Koert

True North by

Erin Mount

Ordinary Memories by

Sonya Spillmann

Summer Adventure by Jamie Shields

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If these stories encourage you, we’d be so grateful if you would consider sharing our summer 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!