TODAY I AM FREE WRITING FROM A DAILY WRITING PROMPT ASKING ME “WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DRINK?”.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE PRACTICE POSTS IS TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS EVERY WEEK TO PRACTICE THE CRAFT OF WRITING.

I have two favorite drinks and both of them came to be my favorite drinks as an adult. The first drink, I wasn’t allowed to drink until I was sixteen. The second, I refused to drink until I was over twenty because I was told by relatives that I would not like it.

My first drink of choice is coffee!

My father would not let me start drinking coffee until I was sixteen. He said it would stunt my growth. I guess it was for him a rite of passage into manhood. I started seriously drinking coffee when I went to work for Dad as a dishwasher at our family diner.

As to the second drink….to be perfectly honest, I did steal a sip of that second drink when I was little and my relatives were right. I did not like it. I have always likened the taste of my second favorite drink to pennies soaked in water. As I aged the taste of the drink didn’t change but my taste did and now… I kind of like the taste of pennies soaked in water. This drink is one of the oldest sodas in the United States….MOXIE!

WHAT IS YOUR DRINK OF CHOICE?