I’m sitting in a booth at Hole n’ the Wall and my fingers are wrapped around a cold glass of Lone Star poured from a pitcher. A stoned country musician stands on the stage and sings songs about whiskey, and zombies, and love. As I drink my beer, the first sip of alcohol I’ve had [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘alcohol’
January 10, 2010
Blame It All On My Roots
Growing up I would take sips of my parents’ beers as they sat and watched us play outside on hot nights among the chirping crickets and locusts. Those tiny tastes tasted gross back then and within seconds I would go back to being endlessly entertained by my simple surroundings.
The year I consumed my first alcoholic [...]
April 24, 2008
Life’s Goal
A café. Large and spacy but full of cozy love. Couches, round tables, interactivity. Plants everywhere. Beautiful art on the warm walls. All the employees smile, laugh, speak with customers about how their day has been. They make their day better.
They make their whole week better.
Windows to let the light shine in and help the [...]
April 8, 2008
Second Guessing
Monday night, I sit and I stare. I stare at the wall, I stare into the air, I stare at people who don’t know why I am blankly searching their eyes for some kind of answer.
As I stare, I think about my pending life — the one that awaits me after May 16. And when [...]
