The Smell of Coffee: A Novella

If you've ever gone to a Christmas performance of The Nutcracker, you might remember the Nutcracker-some poor bloke wearing a giant papier-mâché head nearly the size of his body. Well, this year, that poor bloke was me: Ben Riolo, a twenty-one-year old performing arts student.

This is the story of how I ended up playing way too many parts in the bloody Nutcracker in an attempt to-you guessed it-impress a girl.

Curious yet? Pull up a chair. Let me tell you the story of why Christmas will always remind me of fake snow, painted facades, and the smell of coffee.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: A. M. Burk LLC
Published: 02/10/2026
ISBN: 9798991058063
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.28d