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By Dahni
© 2026, all rights reserved

Some books begin with an outline.

Sips with Susan began with a habit.

Not a business plan.
Not a publishing goal.

Just an evening… a glass… and a willingness to try something a little different.

At The Gathering Place, drinks were never just drinks.
They were conversation starters.
Excuses to sit longer.
Reasons to laugh one more time before calling it a night.

It started with a Moscow Mule — changed just enough to make it ours.

Then another variation.

Then another.

Before long, we were doing what creative people often do without realizing it — we were keeping track.

Not because we planned a book…
but because we didn’t want to forget.

Names were given.
Tweaks were made.
Favorites were repeated.

And somewhere along the way, the number quietly reached one hundred.

That’s when the idea finally spoke clearly:

Maybe this isn’t just a collection of drinks.
Maybe it’s a collection of moments worth saving.

That thought became
Sips with Susan — Volume 1.

Not as a commercial product first —
but as a memory preserved.

Today, the book exists.
But more importantly, the gathering continues.

If you’d like to explore the finished collection, you can find it through I-Imagine Press, where it is available in both free and paid editions.

And if you’d like to see where the drinks truly live —
where new ones are still being created —
visit The Gathering Place, where the stories behind the glass are still unfolding.

Because in the end, this was never just about cocktails.

It was about connection.

And connection, like a good drink, is best when shared.

— Dahni

Explore Sips with Susan — Volume 1:
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