Wakeful Impairment
“George, I don’t know how much more of this I can take.” I popped the cap off my third beer. “Well, Stacey certainly couldn’t take much at all, ” George…
Aquila Blue Label
It wasn’t unusual to locate production in deep space. Faster than light travel was already very common and huge swathes of natural resources could be found in…
One More Beer
“Sweetie, sweetie? You innair?” His face was practically touching hers, the heady aroma of whiskey washing over her face to mix with the barley scent of ales…
The Fine Line Between Snob and Connoisseur
Ian eyed the tap selection - typical Bud/Miller/Coors macro swill - and looked past the bartender and into the small fridge behind the bar. There must be…
Malted Prison
I’m not quite sure how I got here; I think I’ve been asleep for a very long time. Everyone I’ve met feels the same way; it’s like we were put into some sort of…
That's College For Ya
“Collin Firth my ass!” Sam spoke, bringing the beer bottle to her awaiting lips. We had been sitting together for the past, nearly, eight hours watching…
Death Nicks A Wee
“I hears this knock on me door,” said O’Connell to our rapt attention. “And when I opens it I find meself face to face with ther Grim Reaper in person on me…
The Lost Summer
The next few months were a blur of denial, hair-brained attempts to put things right, and a few too many inebriated nights. I always think of that time as my…
You Make Me Smile
For the next few days I decided it would be best to stay away from Charlotte for a bit. After all, she was still paying her rent, so she was definetly alive…
Mr. Brightside
I had to find a new job. Because not only was I slowly going mad in my silent, lonely apartment, I was also running out of money to pay for the silent, lonely…
the haven
Mac’s Tavern was a has-been. Or, it was from any outside standpoint. It was a cellar at most. A dark, dusty sanctuary of curated oddities, cracks in the walls…
Disconnect
Twelve years later, while trying to offer my mom some comfort during the funeral, I think back on that day. Things didn’t go so great between dad and me after…
Missed Beer
He strolled in with a twelve-pack of Heineken under his left arm. He isn’t a big drinker; this seems odd. He sets down the case in the kitchen and gives me a…
How Dare You
The room, a massive blur of dark, sinister colours spun around Kim until she limped to the wall, grabbing onto any surface she could hold. Palms sweaty and…
Drink Responsibly
Seb breathed his coffee in deeply, smiling. Conversely, Mark was eying his coffee with a degree of suspicion and disgust. In all fairness Mark had said he…
Beauty Seeker
“You know what’s really cool about this whole beauty thing?” Jake asked. “Um, no. I didn’t even know beauty was a thing.” “Well, it’s not really a thing, it’s…
The Bottle
Some random senior at the party opened the door from the bedroom where we were hiding. He didn’t say anything, just handed us both beers, then left again…
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
Beer-Gut Man was getting more and more depressed. He’d auditioned for every known super-hero group that he could find and was still yet to be accepted into…
Sizzling in the City of Dreams
Pauline was a delight to talk to. The pub was not too loud and the music not too bad, so we stayed for a couple. We were both drinking slowly: it seemed she…
First try's the worst
The drink left a bitter aftertaste. She tried her best to compose her face in order to not give offense. “You don’t like it?” her friend asked. “No, no,” she…