T. A. Campbell, PhD
@acoffeeforastory.bsky.social
Coffee-house writer. I explore what it is to be human... what it means to have this shared human experience. Exmo. AuDHD. Nature-lover. Philosopher. Poet.💙
Find me on Substack: @drtiffanycampbell
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T. A. Campbell, PhD (@drtiffanycampbell)
My A Coffee for a Story prompt cards are here!
I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives.
I invite you to join me here, where we'll discover the hop...
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My A Coffee for a Story prompt cards are here!
I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives.
Join me and together we'll discover the hopes and dreams, fears, and triumphs that bring meaning to being human.
I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives.
Join me and together we'll discover the hopes and dreams, fears, and triumphs that bring meaning to being human.
Did you know?!
A book of poetry for children! I'm thrilled with this find 📚
#Booksky #Books #Poetry #DeanKoontz
A book of poetry for children! I'm thrilled with this find 📚
#Booksky #Books #Poetry #DeanKoontz
February 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Did you know?!
A book of poetry for children! I'm thrilled with this find 📚
#Booksky #Books #Poetry #DeanKoontz
A book of poetry for children! I'm thrilled with this find 📚
#Booksky #Books #Poetry #DeanKoontz
Nine degree Fahrenheit walk on the beach tonight, ice crystals on the sand, but it was worth it.
January 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Nine degree Fahrenheit walk on the beach tonight, ice crystals on the sand, but it was worth it.
I don't put much emphasis on my birthday each year... but this one is kind of cool.
Tonight I've experienced two items on my wish list...
It's the first night living in my dream state in New England AND I saw bioluminescence for the first time!
Tonight I've experienced two items on my wish list...
It's the first night living in my dream state in New England AND I saw bioluminescence for the first time!
January 12, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I don't put much emphasis on my birthday each year... but this one is kind of cool.
Tonight I've experienced two items on my wish list...
It's the first night living in my dream state in New England AND I saw bioluminescence for the first time!
Tonight I've experienced two items on my wish list...
It's the first night living in my dream state in New England AND I saw bioluminescence for the first time!
New project brewing: a YA hybrid illustrated novel told through the diary of a whimsical, synesthetic teen who renames her journal Wilbur because “Dear Diary” feels too formal for existential musings and doodled frogs in crowns. It’s messy, tender, philosophical, and candle-orange warm. #writing
January 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
New project brewing: a YA hybrid illustrated novel told through the diary of a whimsical, synesthetic teen who renames her journal Wilbur because “Dear Diary” feels too formal for existential musings and doodled frogs in crowns. It’s messy, tender, philosophical, and candle-orange warm. #writing
Percolating new ideas is exhilarating but exhausting-
arising time and again through the night to capture liquid thoughts.
I know you know it too. I'm certain all the best words, the ones we desire to become drunk upon, are created this way.
arising time and again through the night to capture liquid thoughts.
I know you know it too. I'm certain all the best words, the ones we desire to become drunk upon, are created this way.
December 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I went through several years of deconstructing and healing after some big life changes.
Now, as I return to literary reading and writing (after a decade+ in academia), I feel something changing in me again. A lightness, expansiveness, a new hopefulness.
It's the feeling of being alive, I think.
Now, as I return to literary reading and writing (after a decade+ in academia), I feel something changing in me again. A lightness, expansiveness, a new hopefulness.
It's the feeling of being alive, I think.
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I went through several years of deconstructing and healing after some big life changes.
Now, as I return to literary reading and writing (after a decade+ in academia), I feel something changing in me again. A lightness, expansiveness, a new hopefulness.
It's the feeling of being alive, I think.
Now, as I return to literary reading and writing (after a decade+ in academia), I feel something changing in me again. A lightness, expansiveness, a new hopefulness.
It's the feeling of being alive, I think.
“You know what you are, Esperanza? You are like the Cream of Wheat cereal. You’re like the lumps.” - Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street)
Funny thing, I liked the lumps best. I called them “bells.”
Funny thing, I liked the lumps best. I called them “bells.”
December 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“You know what you are, Esperanza? You are like the Cream of Wheat cereal. You’re like the lumps.” - Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street)
Funny thing, I liked the lumps best. I called them “bells.”
Funny thing, I liked the lumps best. I called them “bells.”
Excited to be featured as one of the winners of the PHIL LIT Journal mini contest! 💙
PHIL LIT Journal (@phillit)
PHIL LIT JOURNAL — 100-Word Contest Winners
“Fearless & Human First” Mini Contest — Substack Exclusive
Thank you to everyone who submitted work to our first 100-Word Contest. A hundred words is its...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Excited to be featured as one of the winners of the PHIL LIT Journal mini contest! 💙
Percolating new ideas is exhilarating but exhausting-
arising time and again through the night to capture liquid thoughts.
I know you know it too. I'm certain all the best words, the ones we desire to become drunk upon, are created this way.
arising time and again through the night to capture liquid thoughts.
I know you know it too. I'm certain all the best words, the ones we desire to become drunk upon, are created this way.
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Percolating new ideas is exhilarating but exhausting-
arising time and again through the night to capture liquid thoughts.
I know you know it too. I'm certain all the best words, the ones we desire to become drunk upon, are created this way.
arising time and again through the night to capture liquid thoughts.
I know you know it too. I'm certain all the best words, the ones we desire to become drunk upon, are created this way.
Sometimes, all we can do is not turn away. To witness the horror that we know awaits.
When Ice-Tilt Devours
On witnessing when that is all we can do.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Sometimes, all we can do is not turn away. To witness the horror that we know awaits.
"In the past, I have been compelled to solve problems, to offer insights and help. But in both of these conversations, the most helpful thing I could offer was to listen, to hear."
(Not Quite) A Coffee for a Story
On how witnessing the soul in strangers gives me hope- Jane, an adoptive mom, and Brandon & Will, two unhoused brothers.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"In the past, I have been compelled to solve problems, to offer insights and help. But in both of these conversations, the most helpful thing I could offer was to listen, to hear."
My A Coffee for a Story prompt cards are here!
I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives.
Join me and together we'll discover the hopes and dreams, fears, and triumphs that bring meaning to being human.
I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives.
Join me and together we'll discover the hopes and dreams, fears, and triumphs that bring meaning to being human.
T. A. Campbell, PhD (@drtiffanycampbell)
My A Coffee for a Story prompt cards are here!
I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives.
I invite you to join me here, where we'll discover the hop...
substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My A Coffee for a Story prompt cards are here!
I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives.
Join me and together we'll discover the hopes and dreams, fears, and triumphs that bring meaning to being human.
I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives.
Join me and together we'll discover the hopes and dreams, fears, and triumphs that bring meaning to being human.
Survival isn’t just grit—it’s the quiet breath before the next wave. I’ve spent years in that rhythm, and I know I’m not alone. But I’m no longer looking for connection built only on shared wounds. I’m searching for the kind that’s lifted by glimmers, awe, and the courage to hope.
Here, Together
Survival.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Survival isn’t just grit—it’s the quiet breath before the next wave. I’ve spent years in that rhythm, and I know I’m not alone. But I’m no longer looking for connection built only on shared wounds. I’m searching for the kind that’s lifted by glimmers, awe, and the courage to hope.
This little guy was just hanging out on a lilypad in our fish pond this morning.
August 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This little guy was just hanging out on a lilypad in our fish pond this morning.
Soul-healing day paddling out in the marsh. 🦫Now, the thunder is rumbling as I settle into my little home in the woods.
July 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Soul-healing day paddling out in the marsh. 🦫Now, the thunder is rumbling as I settle into my little home in the woods.
Tonight, swaying in my hammock, I listened to the boats docking for the evening, watching the sky darken as fireflies began their nightly upward spiral.
Bliss.
And then I heard a rip and--surprise--I was on the ground 😳 #HammockTrouble
Bliss.
And then I heard a rip and--surprise--I was on the ground 😳 #HammockTrouble
July 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Tonight, swaying in my hammock, I listened to the boats docking for the evening, watching the sky darken as fireflies began their nightly upward spiral.
Bliss.
And then I heard a rip and--surprise--I was on the ground 😳 #HammockTrouble
Bliss.
And then I heard a rip and--surprise--I was on the ground 😳 #HammockTrouble
we were liars absolutely wrecked me and I need you all to watch it so we get a season 2.
Wrecked. Absolutely wrecked.
I needed that.
#WeWereLiars
Wrecked. Absolutely wrecked.
I needed that.
#WeWereLiars
June 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
we were liars absolutely wrecked me and I need you all to watch it so we get a season 2.
Wrecked. Absolutely wrecked.
I needed that.
#WeWereLiars
Wrecked. Absolutely wrecked.
I needed that.
#WeWereLiars
Watching the sunset as bats swoop over the water. Goodnight, Bluesky.
June 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Watching the sunset as bats swoop over the water. Goodnight, Bluesky.
When I finally left my lifelong religion, I was stunned with the understanding of just how psychologically damaging the church is. But I may have been even more shocked with the realization of the enormity and wonder of the world around me ... awed with the beauty of life in all of its messiness. 🧭
June 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
When I finally left my lifelong religion, I was stunned with the understanding of just how psychologically damaging the church is. But I may have been even more shocked with the realization of the enormity and wonder of the world around me ... awed with the beauty of life in all of its messiness. 🧭
This beauty surprised us when she bumped into a window (she's okay!). First luna moth visitor this season 🌛
June 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This beauty surprised us when she bumped into a window (she's okay!). First luna moth visitor this season 🌛
While being chased by mosquitoes on our evening stroll, we saw this momma and her baby 🦌
What have you seen on your recent outdoor excursions? Share the joy!
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What have you seen on your recent outdoor excursions? Share the joy!
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May 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
While being chased by mosquitoes on our evening stroll, we saw this momma and her baby 🦌
What have you seen on your recent outdoor excursions? Share the joy!
[Viewed best in full screen!]
What have you seen on your recent outdoor excursions? Share the joy!
[Viewed best in full screen!]