PAT McGUINNESS "Akmi"

"Akmi"
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AKMI

by

Pat McGuinness

As the firing squad pointed their rifles, Akmi thought of Starbucks. He was always cold like a mother-fucker and thought a venti mocha would be nice right now, though he had never had one before. He'd never even had the pleasure to walk into a Starbucks, winner of many awards for environmental design. Such a good place! But the thought of a perfectly roasted, sustainably harvested coffee and sweet chocolate together, served hot by a well-trained but still liberated young barista who could.........

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