Driving to the pub, I knew I wouldn’t
like sitting at the bar as much as if
my family was with me, but I drove
anyway and felt the unease of knowing
how I’d already feel while at the bar
with my book. I parked and looked
at the entrance to the pub. It wasn’t
much to look at but I looked anyway.
Inside, it was much as I expected it to be.
The bartender asked where my family was.
I told her that they ditched me. They didn’t
want to come to the pub, this time.
She smiled and said that our son was handsome
and that he was always polite.
I like that things don’t feel as good when I’m
at the pub without my family.
I ordered a Guinness and read from my book,
Growth of the Soil.
-M. Taggart
Growth of the Soil, written by Knut Hamsun.
Does one drink alone, or with company? I’m no George Thorogood, myself. Sometimes I like to drink alone, but I admit that I generally get depressed doing so. The company I keep when I’m drinking can make a real difference.
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I drink alone all the time. And not all the time. And at pubs. I don’t think any of it really matters other than writing down what we felt.
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I love this: “I like that things don’t feel as good when I’m … without my family. “ This is exactly how I feel about those closest to my heart.
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It’s nice, right 🙂 Hi Tara!
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I think it is lovely that having your family with you makes a better experience. 💗
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Good morning! I agree and I hope you have the best day possible.
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❤❤
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