Unlike the main character, Joe, in William Holden’s short
story, I’ve never been hit on by, much less seen, a sexy barista. That’s how “Silver and Gold” opens. Joe goes into a coffee shop and proceeds to
receive thinly-veiled innuendoes from the handsome bearista Alan. The attraction is mutual and they sneak off
for a quickie but are interrupted.
Joe returns to the coffee shop at the end of the business
day, but Alan barely takes notice of him.
Dejected but not morose, Joe returns to his hotel room and discovers
Alan has orchestrated an elaborate scavenger hunt for him. Joe sets out enthusiastically across a
snow-covered New York City to find his bearista.
The reader may wonder how Alan was able to set up such a
complex hunt in a relatively short amount of time, especially since he was
working most of the day, but as an avid lover of puzzles and mysteries, I
enjoyed reading Joe’s adventures. Of
course, it leads to an expected outcome (with a minor twist) but still fun.
I may have to start frequenting coffee shops more in the
future.
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