About That Glass of Wine

A glass of wine before bed genuinely does help you fall asleep, and that's the frustrating part. But sleep isn't a quantity — it's a structure, with floors built in a particular order, which is why twenty years of being told to get more of it has never once worked. This one is about the back half of the night, where the day gets filed, and the single decision that does more than any amount of resolve at ten-thirty.