It’s hard / June

It’s hard, June 2023

The Esselunga cassiere picked up my beers to scan them.

‘But these are alcohol free?,’ he said, baffled. ‘Are you sure?’

In the past months, sometimes I have felt that the universe is conspiring against me in my efforts to reduce my alcohol consumption.

But this one really took the cake.

‘Yeah, I am sure,’ I responded, straightening my back, ‘thanks for asking’.