AUGUST 10, 2017 // 21
COLUMBIA BAR
Story and photo
BY RYAN HUME
FOR COAST WEEKEND
Neon Light
Ducking into the
Merry Time Bar and Grill
on a recent sweltering af-
ternoon, I was looking for
something to quench my
thirst and lower my inter-
nal body temperature.
The Neon Light,
glowingly blue against
the dim light of the bar,
has a complex, citrus-for-
ward appeal and would
not seem out of place
on one of those blond,
Caribbean beaches. The
shock of blue liquid
holding all of those dif-
ferent citrus notes from
the Mandarin Orange
vodka, the Blue Curaçao
and Grand Marnier
reminded me vaguely
of the artificial flavor
blue raspberry, which
appears in Slurpees and
gummy candies and other
sundries concocted far
outside the natural world.
As the summer finally
heats up in August, the
Neon Light would be
a fine accompaniment
to both carnitas or jerk
chicken or whatever else
you have sizzling on the
grill. With its citrus notes
recalling a margarita, the
Neon Light could also
take a salted or sugared
rim from those willing to
experiment.
Neon Light
1 ounce of Absolut Mandarin
Orange Vodka
1/2 ounce of Blue Curaçao
liqueur
1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
liqueur
One quarter of a fresh orange
Ice
Neon Light
Add the ice, vodka, Blue
Curaçao liqueur and Grand
Marnier to the bottom of a
cocktail shaker. Juice the orange
atop the spirits in the shaker.
Strain the drink over rocks into an
old-fashioned glass.
—Recipe courtesy of Suzi
Kanehl, bartender at Merry Time
Bar and Grill, Astoria, Oregon CW
NORTH COAST SQUID: WRITERS,
READY YOUR SUBMISSIONS!
MANZANITA — Submissions
for the sixth North Coast
Squid literary magazine will
be accepted Friday, Sept. 1,
through Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Fiction, nonfiction (in-
cluding memoir) and poetry
will be accepted. There is
also a young writers catego-
ry (ages 18 and under).
All submissions are se-
lected in a blind judging by
authors and poets outside the
coastal area. Submissions
of art, photos and photos of
sculptures will also be solic-
ited for cover art and inside
art. A committee will chose
the final art.
The North Coast Squid,
a program of the Hoffman
Center for the Arts and the
Manzanita Writers Series,
showcases the work of writ-
ers and artists who live on
the North Oregon Coast or
have a strong connection to
the area. The next issue will
be published in April 2018.
Writers are invited to
submit one piece per prose
(fiction and nonfiction) cate-
gory and three pieces for the
poetry category. Word length
for fiction and narrative non-
fiction (including memoir) is
1,500 words each. All work
must be unpublished.
All work must be sub-
mitted electronically via the
‘submit’ button on the North
Coast Squid page of the
hoffmanblog.org (hoffman-
blog.org/north-coast-squid)
and must arrive by midnight
Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Andrea Hollander will
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judge poetry. She is au-
thor of four full-length
award-winning poetry
collections and has been
awarded many fellowships.
Diana Abu-Jaber, who
will judge nonfiction, is
author of six award-winning
books, her latest being “Life
Without a Recipe.”
Arthur Bradford will
judge fiction. He is an O
Henry Award-winning writer
with four books. The latest is
a collection of short stories,
“Turtle Face and Beyond.”
April Henry will judge
young writers’ work. She is
a New York Times-bestsell-
ing author of 21 mysteries
and thrillers for teens and
adults.
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Series is a program of the
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