“When You (Don’t) Get Better” has the cantor and voice of a creation story, it's poem with a how-we-came-to-be narrative that has a serious, urgent tone and that carries with it some semblance of a (dark) fairy tale. Remember Rage, the cocktail inspired by the poem, is a building storm of pear & apricot with ginger and lemon and floral heat buried beneath.

“testify” by Dr. Eve L. Ewing is the dose of hopeful energy you didn’t know you were in need of, & with assertive positivity each line of the poem swells & expands until you’re enveloped and embracing the small beauties found in your days, thankful. Get Lifted, the cocktail inspired by the poem, is a bright and floral drink with chamomile-infused Reposado Tequila and perfect for toasting to the everyday joy in your life.

“Study Abroad”, written by Cassie Burkhardt and published online at Rattle, is a bittersweet reminder why we look back through the windows of our memory, and its cocktail is an espresso martini that replaces vodka with cognac, creating a bold, cherry-spiced core around which crème de cacao, cherry heering, and chocolatey amari are wrapped.