The Weapon Shop published in "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964". A shop selling "The Finest Energy Weapons in the Known Universe" mysteriously appears in Middle City in June 1947. A reporter, Chris McAllister, enters the shop and suddenly finds himself 7,000 years in the future. The shop's owner and daughter conclude that this was caused by a weapon being turned on the shop by their enemies, the House of Isher. The owner calls several of his friends to the shop and hatch a plan to counteract the weapon. McAllister now holds an enormous temporal charge. If he leaves the
The Coffee Ethic "50 must-try coffee shops" in 2013. The Coffee Ethic The Coffee Ethic is a coffee shop based in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 2007, The Coffee Ethic is an independent cafe offering single origin, direct trade coffee drinks, locally produced pastries, chocolates and micro-brewed beers on tap. The furniture and some of the decor is made from recycled wood from trees devastated in the Ozarks’ 2007 ice storm. Known locally as "The Ethic," the Coffee Ethic is a popular hangout and work-site for local software developers, designers, videographers and entrepreneurs and has been called the creative hub of Springfield. It was