An experience unlike any other, the poetry open-mic at Cyrus Chai & Coffee will warm your soul and ignite your fire.

I've spent countless hours (see: days) over the last few weeks taring apart my webpage. I started by altering the original format, changing verbiage, uploading some fresh images, adding a subsection or two, but I was working in circles. Each time I changed one thing, I had to change something else to make it work. I was reluctant at first, I am attached to my page, it's the digital - me. I worked hard, poured my heart into it so many years ago. . . but suddenly mid-alteration

On Thursday the 4th I stepped foot into a building I had been to dozens of times, but only visited one side of. The Velvet Lounge is attached to the always amazing, incredibly delicious Curry Club, easily my favourite place to eat. I have been going there for years - but somehow never thought to walk across the hall to The Velvet Lounge and see what all the (well-earned) hype was about. Setauket is a hike, and the likelihood of going that far out of the way for a few drinks w