The Dive Bar on my Corner

A short story

The following is a short story I wrote, loosely based on true events from the past.

But first! An even shorter story based on true events from the future called: I’m coming to the following cities soon.

I’m coming to the following cities soon:
Louisville, KY 3/1 + 3/2
Alameda, CA 3/8 + 3/9
Wilkes-Barre, PA 3/15 + 3/16
Cold Spring, NY 3/22
Brooklyn, NY 3/25
Vienna, VA 4/26 + 4/27
New York, NY 5/2
Seattle, WA 5/31
Houston, TX 7/12+ 7/13
All tickets at isabelhagen.com

And now for the actual story:

The Dive Bar on my Corner

by Isabel Hagen

I had been inside the dive bar on my corner only one other time, on my twenty-fourth birthday — Calvin was with me and I was wasted. As we passed the bar on the way back to my place, I noticed the neon sign and said, “Let’s go in here!” as if I were suggesting we suddenly move to Italy. He agreed, but I could tell my excitement bothered him — Calvin preferred when my enthusiasm was that of an adorable little squirrel discovering a nut. He couldn’t handle the energy of a woman figuring out what made her truly happy in this life.