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A Life in Bottles

March 5, 2022 7 Comments

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.

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  1. Jan says

    March 5, 2022 at 5:17 am

    So clever!

    Reply
  2. Bill Lloyd says

    March 5, 2022 at 5:23 am

    Black Humour (at its best)!

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  3. Fliss Zakaszewska says

    March 5, 2022 at 6:00 pm

    Sad story of so many people’s lives, so well told. Love the style of ‘the telling’.

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  4. Yolanda says

    March 5, 2022 at 6:22 pm

    I love the way time passes in this story!

    Reply
  5. Liz says

    March 8, 2022 at 6:02 pm

    Brilliant, Clever. All too true for too many.

    Reply
  6. Sally says

    March 9, 2022 at 8:31 am

    Unusual and powerful. Great story.

    Reply
  7. Bob says

    March 9, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    I had a great time reading this. I don’t know what the last bottles are, but I got it anyway. Very nice work.

    Reply

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