Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

by Wright Thompson

It’s a drink made for contemplating, and what is usually being contemplated is the easy and often false memory of better days.

I believe that’s why we covet bourbon so much. That is its great gift to us. It allows us to see clearly through dimensions, as long as we don’t abuse it, because then it fucks up our lives and the lives of everyone who loves us.

“So this is what it means,” she said and I understood. We build a life to share, to pass on, so that some idea of us can live in our children and grandchildren, so that we might live forever and they might never be alone.

We must be intentional with our myths and stories, and we must live the lives we want our children to live.