"Lumpy Dog Light Lager" by Jennifer Van Buren Rock Bottom down in Bethesda serves us up a sample tray shot glass spectrum of shades tan to black with a side trip through amber, honey, red copper vessels tower all tube connected above the artificially distressed wooden tabletops to the left they mix the mash for us to witness while pressure gauges rise, all temperatures controlled she clicks her pen two times before reciting the specials of the day scripted soliloquy served with fresh squeezed smiles after a pause for effect and a sprig of parsley leaving me to wonder is this another back stage tour of disneyland where characters pass their heads at the change of shift shaded rainbow of beer another tap of bud sprinkled with local flavor given fair market value and names like lumpy dog to appeal to the domesticated broad in booth #3 who teeters like the rest of them somewhere between lusting puppy love and tripping over the edge of the main stream About the Author: Jennifer lives in Texas hill country with her husband and two sons. She is editor of the web-based journal, Mannequin Envy and more of her work can be found at mannequinenvy.wordpress.com. Email: jkvanburen@gmail.com