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In Defense of Gas Station Coffee

Image: Amber Fouts Brewed…sometime today. Served in an irresponsible Styrofoam cup with two thimbles of nondairy creamer and a five-second sugar pour. Garnishes include one sleeve of mini chocolate doughnuts and a crumpled receipt that will remain in your car’s unused cup holder for six months. First sip napalms the tongue. But from there, the road […]

Darren Davis
Author: Darren Davis
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Image: Amber Fouts

Brewed…sometime today. Served in an irresponsible Styrofoam cup with two thimbles of nondairy creamer and a five-second sugar pour. Garnishes include one sleeve of mini chocolate doughnuts and a crumpled receipt that will remain in your car’s unused cup holder for six months. First sip napalms the tongue. But from there, the road is clear. Sometimes all you need is a cup of coffee that doesn’t try too hard.

Published in the Coffee: The New Guide to a Seattle Obsession issue of Seattle Met.




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Darren Davis
Darren Davis
Associate Editor Darren Davis is the arts and culture editor at Seattle Met. He also edits Habitat, the design and architecture department. A Southern California native, Darren received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. His essays on technology and video game culture appear online and in print across various journals and magazines. His tweets can be found @_davisdarren