May 17
Sunday Morning The floor was slanted so much so that the barstools leaned into the bar Everyone was yelling across the room requesting different sporting events on certain TVs Spicy bloody marys made my eyes water It was like one big family forced together for a drunken holiday We did a shot with the bartender …
Jan 12
The Wild Onion The dark wood bar was dimly lit The fireplace crackled with heat White Christmas lights peeked through garland draped around the room The long-haired musician wore a brace for carpel tunnel on his fret hand and would occasionally stop his rendition of Neil Young or The Beatles or Pink Floyd and shake …
Aug 25
The Wing Collector I sat beside him at the local bar We started talking about divorce and he asked me where I was in that process and I told him He said, I remember those feelings and then proceeded to show me pictures of insect wings that he’d collected since his divorce He explained each …
May 10
Hospice Hospice has a pamphlet that maps out the end-of-life stages where the pathway to death can be followed like a roadmap That both fascinated me and brought me comfort but I could never figure out why It had a community feel to it Something we all do in the same way but I couldn’t …
