Drinking Bourbon at 10:30am

10:30am and I’m already drinking a bourbon and coke. Two sips in and I’m already considering a second, maybe even a third. Bourbon usually comes at the end of the…

The Ache of Leaving my Baby Behind

The purple and gold insignia of the orchid appears as I round the corner on the boarding gangplank. It’s a symbol that would usually result in uncontainable excitement coursing through…