A Bar Called Heaven

Where I earned and lost my wings

AI image. Prompt by Author

I drank in a Grateful Dead Bar. I was only a casual fan of the Grateful Dead, but a big fan of neighborhood bars.

The bar was decorated with Grateful Dead iconography and played the easy rock music that made the Dead so beloved by stoners. A person could shoot pool, throw darts, play pinball, and eat bar food. I did all of those things. I met my…