When the pressure valve pops and the milk foams, the courageous cow gives off a mighty moo, an exclamatory release of steam — 'ah, coffee!'

The new issue of SmokeLong Quarterly just came out, featuring  Weikie Wang's "A Morning Routine," the story I chose as a guest editor a couple of months ago. I interviewed Wang about her story, her survival strategies, and her advice to inept young baristas.