Poem by R.M. Dolin, August 2, 2024 Restlessness of water, like sun racing toward distant horizons, makes no claim on being kind. Nothing burns brighter than a smile or extinguishes with greater sadness, which is why I dare not look deeply in your eyes. Truth …
Read MoreAmerican Haikus from 2024
A few years back, I fell in with a cohort of poets who challenged each other to write Haikus on our topic of the day. While others found this highly restrictive form of poetry helped open and expand their creativity, for me the required discipline …
Read MoreSix Word Short Stories
A collection of short stories by R.M. Dolin from 2024 It’s said novelist are people who can’t write short stories and short story writers are people who can’t write poems. Hemingway invented the six word short story genre and quite possibly created the perfect entry …
Read MoreBee’s Knees
The Bee’s Knees cocktail is a floral and delicate gin-based drink with honey of course but also a hint of lavender because it originated in Paris before becoming a hit in prohibition era speakeasies. This is a good cocktail to have on a slow summer …
Read MoreFriends with Fate
Poem by R. M Dolin, July 26, 2024 When fate comes looking, she finds you, all that remains is ascertaining if she’s friend or foe. Red goes north in search of oil, a gentle whisper on wind sheltering little mercy if any at all. After …
Read MoreCosmopolitan
This popular cocktail originated in New York, but don’t hold that against it. Its a vodka based cocktail and to be honest it has so much other fluffy stuff added, don’t waste good Vodka on it, so Tito’s will do just fine. Generally served in …
Read MoreBoulevardier
This is an bourbon based spin on the classic Italian Negroni cocktail and is still smooth even though it has almost twice as much alcohol as he Negroni. Ingredients Process
Read MoreMargarita (on the rocks)
This recipe is for a standard Margarita on the rocks. There are so many variations of this Southwest classic there’s no point delving into it. This basic recipe is pretty standard but you are of course free to personalize. Ingredients Process
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