He Poured Beer Down My Jacket And Demanded My Call Sign Until He Realized Who I Really Was

not because of anything I had said or done or refused to do. Because consequences had names now. Because there were words being written in official language on official forms. Witness. Video. Report. Command. Those words travel differently than a woman saying no in a bar.

When everything was finished, Brooks asked if I needed someone to walk me out.continue reading …