“Space we can recover. Time, never.”
–Napoleon Bonaparte

Vast, incomprehensible, and depressing, the Hurry Up and Wait is the perfect way to kill time on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Untime your blues, shave seconds off your five o’ clock shadow, or haggle a kiss away and trade it for an hour on a hot stove: This classic cocktail has it all.

INGREDIENTS:
1 part Existential Crisis ™
727,609 part Missed Chances
5 part Obvious Hints from girls you didn’t realize were flirting with you at the time
½ part Nostalgia Syrup
2 dashes Agonizing Bitters
Garnish: Lemon wedge & Toothpick umbrella

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Mix ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Blend until smooth.
2. Strain into an open-topped hourglass over fresh ice.
3. Garnish with a lemon wedge on the rim.
4. Serve and endure!

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Brandon Yu is a writer and poet from South Florida with a passion for storytelling. His work has been published in Fabula Argentea, Oyster River Pages, The Washington Square Review LCC, The Gordon Square Review, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, and elsewhere.