Table for one

The last page closes on my late afternoon date with a coffee and Jailbird. Flip open the magazine to Mess Table, just across the river. The sole bartender flips on an English classic rock station for his only patron. You appreciate the gesture.

Finally flip through the men’s looks from last season just as this one ends in Europe. Read about suits and anti Chinese art sentiment. Do not touch the almonds. Walk out to the corner grocery store to buy beer and later soju.

Go home lone with your long favorite date, this one.