IN BETWEEN DRINKS:
Beaches, Bars and Other Stories
By Gary E. Marsh
Preface
This is not a story about Henry Ford Johnson during a three-decade span of it. Rather, it’s a linear account of things that happened as Henry navigated an otherwise normal life. In between drinks, that is. You see, when we drink — whether alone, with a companion or in the company of others — life as we know it stops. Of course, it doesn’t literally, but during periods of drinking, we are in the moment, fully immersed in our private thoughts or engaged with others, and nothing more.
From his coming-of-age early days on his own, into full adulthood, career development, romances and travel, to settling down with a family and suburban living, Henry eventually reaches the all-too-familiar midlife crisis. Looking back, hubris and hedonism – each a vice and a virtue, were frequently in the mix.
