Lou leads me to a table crowded with bowls of chips, bottles of beer, and party cups. He fills two of the cups and turns to me. A fragile seriousness falls over his face as he hands me one of the cups filled with a dark red liquid and recites: “Drink this wine, for it [...]

Behind the wheel, music blaring, moving at breakneck speed. My song is interrupted (right at the good part) by a text. Lauren: You comign to the party? Oh don’t worry Lauren, I’ll be there. Its only 9:30 and you’re already throwing me typos, I wouldn’t miss this for the world. I send my response: “On [...]