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Not Even Wine With Dinner
Not Even Wine With Dinner

2.2K followers

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

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26 stories

A caucasian middle-aged guy with red hair and beard looks uncomfortable
Group Attending a Meeting in a Bright Room
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

My Boosted, Featured, and Highlighted Stories

17 stories

Unsplash image of a faceless woman with her head down, leaning against a brick wall. The background is a blurred alley.
Vintage black and white photo of a semi-tractor trailer with the Ore-Ida brand logo and a large picture of Tator Tots stacked up pyramid-style on a plate. It says Tater Tots in large letters on the side as well.
a girl frowning with drunk people behind her
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Drinking and Sobriety

40 stories

Unsplash image of a faceless woman with her head down, leaning against a brick wall. The background is a blurred alley.
Desk next to a window overlooking a cityscape at sunrise. On the desk is a laptop with the same story name on the screen, a journal and pen, a red coffee cup with steam, and a small potted plant.
AI Image of an older lady fallen on a dance floor while everyone around her laughs.
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

A Trip Down Gen-X Memory Lane

11 stories

Vintage grocery store. Cashier wearing brown pants and vest over a brown striped shirt. Customer wearing a white long sleeved shirt writing a check. Store is very orange and brown paneling. Possibly a Skaggs.
Author circa 1986, on the floor with a cigarette in hand, droopy drunk eyes, lying next to a white sneaker and a package of Kodak Disc film.
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Childhood Traumas

18 stories

A mixed bunch of horoscope “star scrolls” scrolls piled together, some with rubber bands. You can see several horoscope signs like Taurus, Aquarius, Capricorn, Pisces, etc…
A womans face from the nose down, with an index finger up to the lip implying “be quiet”. Photo is black and white.
Author at age 3 — standing on her bed holding a yellow smiley face pillow while making the peace sign with her two fingers. She’s wearing a yellow shirt and wildly patterned pants. The wall behind her has a glass sign that says “Love” and also a shag latch hook rug that says “Love”
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

A Cornucopia of Mental Health Stories

20 stories

A mixed bunch of horoscope “star scrolls” scrolls piled together, some with rubber bands. You can see several horoscope signs like Taurus, Aquarius, Capricorn, Pisces, etc…
Authors mother drinking a beer in the kitchen at their beach cottage. She’s very tan, wearing a bikini. Circa 1974.
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Family

16 stories

AI generated photo of author on a vintage phone inside a house and her sister on a similar phone with a sunset background. There is an etheral light connecting the two like a phone cord.
Author’s sister posing in front of On The Border wearing a purple turtleneck, blue blazer with gold buttons, and khaki shorts. Circa early 1990s.
Split pic of author’s mother holiding a glass of wine one left side and Catherine O’Hara as Moira Rose holidng a glass of wine on the right side of the split pic. Both have blonde hair, blue eyes, and red lipstick. Very similar.
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Work Life

5 stories

An angled photo of a US .05 nickel
Brick wall with a window boarded up. On the window are the signs, “We are Hiring,” and “Apply Today.”
woman sitting in a booth with her head down, appearing to cry
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Aging

9 stories

AI Image of an older lady fallen on a dance floor while everyone around her laughs.
Three skeletons sitting on a ledge in the “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” positions.
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Holiday Cheer

7 stories

Black and white photo of the right back pocket of a pair of vintage Gloria Vanderbilt jeans. The models hand splayed out next to the pocket.
Author with her sister in front of their family home. Showing off the First Prize ribbon for the house Christmas Decorations. Circa 1987.
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Great info

12 stories

Brain changes over the lifespan.
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

My stories about our lady parts

6 stories

Letters WTF on an ice-like block floating on a black, grainy background
Woman lying down with her legs crossed, knees in air. Viewpoint is looking at the front of the shins. Arms are stretched out to side. Black background with black and white image.
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Guatemala Life

3 stories

The author and her husband in covid masks in the back of a pickup truck
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

Medium Day 2025 - Suggested stories

12 stories

3 elderly people walking in front of a poster of 3 young famous soccer players
Not Even Wine With Dinner

Not Even Wine With Dinner

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Kristen Crisp is a writer of stories on life, love, loss, liquor, and the daily struggles with sobriety. Check out her site: www.notevenwinewithdinner.com

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