On Not Drinking Alcohol and Truth-telling

Deep Fix №19

I used to lie about why I do not drink. At work happy hours, I’d order a seltzer, and when the dreaded question “Al, you’re not drinking?” inevitably came, I was quick to say that I couldn’t because I was on antibiotics. That I was Not Feeling Well. Other times, I was taking a break for my Health. Like digging into Hermione’s magic bag, I had a never-en…