Hillary Ann Colton is an Idaho native and an MFA candidate in Boise State University's MFA program. She is currently working on her first novel and lives in the Treasure Valley with her family.
The shades are pulled down by Mick before the summer sunsets. Mick is a regular: he spends every day, open to close, in the bar drinking Bacardi and Cokes and shots of Fireball. He buys drinks for everyone and tells...