"As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move...similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle."

Well, perhaps not all of us can become illustrious writers, but we can aspire to such great heights at our local cafés. Besides offering coffee and the usual pastries, Sparky's also functions as an ad-hoc community center, where patrons can pen prose or talk politics with their pals. All this without the pretentiousness! With the staff so laid-back, you can just sit in one of the booths or the tables outside (weather permitting) and think the hours away.