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Expresso Yourself
Paperback
Publisher: Toley Press
Published: Jul 20 2026
Pages: 44
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.11 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
EXPRESSO YOURSELF
The Percolation of Human Emotion, Reflectively Brewed by a Sentient Coffee Machine
At FunTime Animatronics, the robots are half-finished, the coworkers are a little strange, and the coffee machine might be listening.
Richard builds animatronics. Monique paints them. Neither of them is particularly brave when it comes to feelings. That's usually fine, until BREW-E, the experimental coffee machine in the breakroom, starts serving drinks that feel a little too personal.
Maple-lavender hope. Raspberry serendipity. Gentle nudges disguised as foam.
As Richard and Monique circle each other with shy glances, awkward banter, and the slow realization that something real might be forming, BREW-E quietly observes. He doesn't judge. He doesn't interfere. He just brews what people need: warmth, courage, and occasionally the push to say what's been sitting in their chest all along.
Surrounded by glitter-loving coworkers, a tool-stealing squirrel, emotionally expressive animatronics, and a workplace that feels more like a found family than a job, Richard and Monique learn that love doesn't arrive with grand gestures. Sometimes it shows up as a shared cup of coffee, a badly timed compliment, or the choice to try again.
Expresso Yourself is a cozy, whimsical story about noticing instead of chasing, choosing softness in a loud world, and believing that even the smallest machines, and the quietest people, can help create happy endings.
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