“What is this colorless swill?  Offensively bland tonic; completely odorless.  I’ve had my eye on you.  I know you despise me.  What are you playing at, giving me this vile, mundane concoction?  I demand answers!  Is it arsenic?  Are you trying to poison me, sir?”

“Go home, Sam. You’re drunk!”

Anita Roberts Soupir lives in rural North Dakota. She is a freelance writer and owner of the cooking blog theunabashedkitchenwench.blogspot.com. She is also a member of Scribophile.com and CritiqueCircle.com.  Her latest project, Don’t Trifle With Me, is the first in a series of 6 books called The Dessert Club.