Change of plans. Spontaneous happy hour down the street from the office with folks who appear without warning in my neck of the woods. Crab macaroni and cheese. Collard greens. Raucous conversation about favorite ways to die sending the residents at the neighboring table scurrying to a far corner of the restaurant. Pumpkin hard cider. A basket of hush puppies. Stories about catching catfish in the river when we were kids.
Friends.