A True Story and an Inspired Haiku

Before you read this haiku, you need to understand something. You need to know the story of Amy Phillips and me. Below  is a picture of the two of us when she came to visit me in Philly last summer. You can read our story after the break.

Super-Important

THIS UPDATE IS CRITICAL.

I finally thought of a name for the cocktail I mentioned in the last post. I'm calling it the "Early Morning." Good times. The previous post will be edited to reflect my recently slain indecision.

In other, more writing-relevant news, Twins Part 2 is progressing... slowly. I can't seem to work out how it ends. Would-be editors, please contact me. I need some help on this one, I think.

Peace or whatever,
Brendan

Half-Drunk on a Wednesday: Winning

Hola, Deviants. After what I can only describe as an eventful day, I find myself awake at an ungodly hour, writing (surprisingly enough) the second part of the tepidly-received "Twins" story that I posted some four months ago. Suffice it to say that I have no intention of publishing this story as it stands, in the roughest of rough drafts, but I have something that may keep you mildly entertained in the meanwhile. I'm drinking a cocktail I can only describe as a grown-up gin and juice, the sort of thing that Snoop Dogg would drink if he were James Bond. I'm still working on a proper name for it.

EDIT: Adjusted the ratio slightly. There was too much lime. I like it better this way!
RE-EDIT: It has a name! It's the "Early Morning" until I think of a better name/one is suggested to me.

The Early Morning:

Three parts gin
One part lime juice
Four parts orange juice
One splash triple sec
Seltzer
Maraschino cherries (as a garnish)

Combine the gin, juices and triple sec over ice and stir well. Strain into a highball glass and top with seltzer. Garnish with one to three cherries (they'll drop to the bottom but give it a sort of tequila sunrise look). Enjoy!

Twins, Part One

So I'm calling this part one, but I'm not so certain I want to pick this up again. I'll leave it open for now, I suppose.

And We're Back!

Hello there, ladies and gentlemen! After a rather extended hiatus, I've returned once again to writing. But that's not all! I've put up a quick little questionnaire on Facebook, as I'm considering expanding the format of this here writing blog. What sorts of things would you like to see? Want me to post more recipes? Share my opinions? Rant impotently at the world around me? Tell me about it!

In the meantime, stay tuned! In about two minutes, a new piece of writing should be published, a little piece I'm calling "Twins." It's still in first draft, but what can you do? As always, please share feedback with me. Thanks for reading!