By David X Lewis
1. Nursing bottles with teats and formula milk. (Her mother would not breast-feed.)
2. Rocket-shaped bottles of cola that made her too fat.
3. Narrow-necked bottles of cider vinegar that made her too slim.
4. Tubular bottles of cough syrup that made her high.
5. Stubby bottles of cloudy artisan beer that made her drunk.
6. Straw-covered bottles of Chianti she turned into lamp stands.
7. Curvaceous green bottles of sweet rosé wine.
8. Half-bottle flasks of whiskey that coated her breath.
9. One-litre bottles of odorless vodka from the discount grocery.
10. Three bottles of liquid paracetamol from the pharmacy.
So clever!
Black Humour (at its best)!
Sad story of so many people’s lives, so well told. Love the style of ‘the telling’.
I love the way time passes in this story!
Brilliant, Clever. All too true for too many.
Unusual and powerful. Great story.
I had a great time reading this. I don’t know what the last bottles are, but I got it anyway. Very nice work.