Bailey had learned a new method of brewing coffee on the internet and had been itching to try it out. So she took this as her opportunity. Setting the coffee jar on the counter, she performed the star trail extraction with practiced precision, and smiled at herself, as threads of starlight curled into the brew liquid constellations.

After she's added the final touch-a swirl of night dew grass honey- the aroma filled the air, deep and cold.

"You can call this the Eternal Night blues." Bailey ...