“Listen, Kid- some free advice. Let Ella go. This is messy. You stand to lose everything.”
Rummy pulled a lighter from his jacket pocket, a beautiful piece of equipment fashioned in Art Deco style. As the wheel hit stone, a flame lit darkness. I held my breath. Butane. Rummy’s eyes narrowed. He focused on the task at hand, toasting the foot of a Cuban Cohiba.
~ Rummy and Roy: Part Two
Ardua Pier
TBC
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Author of fairy tales with a folkpunk and steampunk twist
“We may struggle, but we don’t quit”
The Casual Way to Discuss Movies
GETTING CREATIVE- this is my little creative corner in the world where I have my music, my stories sometimes combined with my music (read the story and you’ll find the song), poems (or really, really short stories as I like to call them 😉), audio stories and audio poems (for those of you who prefer to listen), my digital drawings and sometimes I even throw in some quotes or photos for inspiration 😊.
Sniffing out the best new music
islands and in between
Wear what you love, not what they say you should like.
Be Positive, Patient and Persistent...
Never get lost in the Sauce
Paradigm Shift, Mindfulness, and Personal Empowerment
Tales of humour, whimsy and courgettes
Reflections on Writing
whiny with a side of poet
Give me a sentence. I'll write you a story.
I can't eat biscuits, but I have a better idea ...
Conversations with the Heartmind
Simply a lifestyle blog! Come along with me...
I know this is part of your setting but it sure points out how much smoking was a part of the culture of that time period.
It was. I do believe it is an important detail. It was a way of masking collective and personal pain.
I hadn’t thought of it that way, but you’re so right.
I struggle with cultural appropriation in the 60s. Sometimes, I omit words and try to find the language to show the meaning and the effect. Writing is difficult. To find the right word…
That’s what rewriting and rewriting and rewriting is for. 😉
It’s a challenge.