Essential to the writing life…

I wanted this entry to be COFFEE but it doesn’t fit the dictionary definition of an artefact, so the entry had to be a coffeemaker. And after all, without a coffeemaker of some sort or t’other, there can be no coffee.

I know I shared my new oventop coffeemaker with you when it was new, but it is doing sterling service so I feel deserves to star again. 🙂

And since coffee is an essential part of the writing day, then a coffeemaker is an equally essential part of my writing life. Adhering to the Platonic principle of moderation in all things (although I believe Plato ascribed the principle to Socrates) I try to keep consumption to 1 to 2 cups per day — but I find the ritual of the coffeemaker (as opposed to instant coffee), as well as the deliciousness of the end result, helps focus the various sections of the writing day.

Deploying the larger of the coffeemakers

You probably know that the second part of the Platonic adage is moderation in all things, including moderation itself. So sometimes, when the going is tough or genius is flowing, the coffee too must flow — which is when a bigger coffeemaker must be deployed. 😉

And I believe both the coffeemakers fit the definition of functional and decorative.

*Artefact: "a functional or decorative human-made 
object."