To Each His Own World — Daniel Ducharme

The man smelled of tobacco. And alcohol too. Not beer, no. More like a strong alcohol, but I couldn't say which one. Maybe gin. In my parents' time, or even my grandparents', it was said that gin was the alcohol of modest people. It must be said that people drank a lot back then, so it was easier to categorize people based on what they drank. Not drinking was a social exercise that was almost untenable. Not drinking was suspicious, a habit reser…