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Holly Whitaker • Holly Whitaker's Rudy Moment

At best, we were social drinkers, but before we knew it there we were, getting cases of natural wine delivered, joining wine clubs. At first, we felt sinful for splitting a bottle of wine each night (“Is this a lot or is it just us being adults?”), and over time opening two bottles became the norm. For the last few years, I’ve basically had a const
... See moreRyan O'Connell • Just by Looking at Him: A Novel
A few of us left drunk. Others of us left quietly, with our heads bowed, embarrassed and ashamed.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
Here’s how the rest of the party went. I stayed sober, which was hard for two minutes and then easy. Honestly, I stopped thinking about whether or not to drink when Jonas and Kings got absolutely blotto and Kings ended up making out with the vice principal of Jonas’s school who had recently gone through a divorce, and Jonas started tripping and fal
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Matt’s Five Rules of Drinking Stories 1. No one will ever care about your drinking stories as much as you. 2. Drinking stories never impress the type of people who one wants to impress. 3. If you have more than three excellent drinking stories from your entire life, you are incorrect in your estimation of an excellent drinking story. 4. Even the be
... See moreDan Kennedy • Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling

So long as any man drinks when he wants to and stops when he wants to, he isn’t a drunkard, no matter how much he drinks or how often he falls under the table.