Welcome to our Halloween Lit for Christmas party!
In this episode, Marty and Beth partake in a little drink called the Bobby Burns and talk about the King of Horror's novella "The Breathing Method" from the novella collection Different Seasons.
BONUS POINTS: Take a shot every time you hear the word "breathing." CAUTION: You WILL get very drunk.
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT:
Bobby Burns (courtesy of Liquor.com)
Ingredients:
Directions:
1. Add the scotch, vermouth and Benedictine to a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a cocktail glass.
3. Twist a lemon peel over the glass to release its oils and then drop it into the drink.
Directions for Non-Alcoholic Bobby Burns Recipe
Follow same directions as above, substituting apple juice for scotch, lemon-lime soda for vermouth, and cranberry juice for Benedictine.
Lit for Christmas Party Hosts:
Marty has an Master's in fiction writing, MFA in poetry writing, and teaches in the English Department at Northern Michigan University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He served two terms at Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula, and has published the poetry collection The Mysteries of the Rosary from Mayapple Press. For more of Marty's thoughts and writing visit his blog Saint Marty (saintmarty-marty.blogspot.com) or listen to his other podcast Confessions of Saint Marty, alsoon Anchor.fm. Marty is a writer, blogger, wine sipper, easy drunk, and poetry obsessor who puts his Christmas tree up in mid-October and refuses to take it down until the snow starts melting.
Beth has a BS in English Secondary Education. She has worked as a substitute teacher, medical transcriptionist, medical office receptionist, deli counter attendant, and Office Max cashier. Currently, she works in a call center and enjoys discussing/arguing about literature with her loving husband.
Music for this episode:
"Jingle Bells Jazzy Style" by Julius H, used courtesy of Pixabay.
"A Christmas Treat" by Magic-828, used courtesy of Pixabay.
Other music in the episode:
Manson, Marilyn. "This Is Halloween." Nightmare Revisited. Walt Disney, 2008.
A Christmas Carol sound clips from:
The Campbell Theater 1939 radio production of A Christmas Carol, narrated by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore.
This month's Christmas lit:
King, Stephen. “The Breathing Method.” Different Seasons. Viking Press, 1982.
