This is GBH Out Loud, and I'm Ashley Rodriguez. Today, you'll hear Mark Spence read the third entry of his blog, Beer is Offal, called "Scarlet & Cream" published on Good Beer Hunting on November 21, 2019.

Something happens to you when you leave home. You might not notice it when you're gone, but you definitely notice it when you come back. This is a story about that moment—when you realize you're just a hair off from the folks around you, suddenly sitting in how alien you feel compared to your friends and family. Such situations ask a fundamental question: "Have I changed for the better, or have I lost a part of me I can never get back?" Listen to Mark grapple with that question in this emotive piece.

This is Mark Spence reading an entry of his blog, Beer is Offal, called "Scarlet & Cream." Listen in.