Sometimes I sit down at a coffee shop or a brewery or a restaurant to write; I wonder what to do with the empty chair in front of me. It feels symbolic or like there’s a metaphor to be explored. How do I approach people? When I say something, I get really distracted by all the ways other people are going to take it. Am I going to offend someone? Are they going to think less of me (more of me)? If I say this one…
