By ten o’clock, I’d been staring into my half-full wine glass so long that the waiter was getting antsy. He probably thought I was a
more loveAuthor: Vin Berardi
Vin Berardi is an NYC-based writer specializing in dark, strange, and comic pieces—often at the same time. An acting teacher for 30 years, he hosts The Trilogy Podcast, has a wife named Amy, and a dog named Louise. His work, first submitted for publication in 2026, has appeared or is forthcoming in San Antonio Review, Emerge, Mulberry Lit, AntipodeanSF, The Apostrophe, StepAway Magazine, The Broadkill Review, The Fool’s World, and elsewhere.