Dear Coffee,

You know how good I feel when I wake up in the morning, brush my teeth, and have my shower, knowing after that, just before I step out the door, I will be having a nice cup of you on the table, waiting for me. But for some reason or other, this morning when I went to have my sweet-tasting coffee, there was none there. I just want to let you know that I was very disappointed about leaving the house without you. I was confused all day long. I could not get anything done right. Anyway, I tried to make it through the day, and everything is okay for now. I forgive you, just because it was the first time. But if it should happen again, and I hope not, you will be fired.

Sincerely,
Dudley

Born in Jamaica, Dudley Fuller came to the United States in 1982. He writes, “I am a family man with a wife and two children, a son and a daughter. While my wife, daughter, and I live in the United States, my son lives in London, England.” Dudley Fuller studies at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Adult Learning Center. Winsome Pryce- Cortes is the site manager, and Christina Best is the literacy adviser.