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Rants and Beards (Tales from the SSC&B)

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The red-headed writer, aka the Raconteuse, had enjoyed Miami, although she had know that she should not venture into certain districts, since both the tall, thin man and the Bartender had warned her not to go there; but in any case, she was already going to Key West now.

However, she was still annoyed since she had been using her smartphone as she’d been reading and answering on Jetpack – they’re too many spam stuck under the radar, she muttered – see look, here’s D. and Reena, both in the SSS each week, and also two of my good friends, Aladin and Gary from WP (grrr).

Next she’d opened Facebook where she always looked at some lovely cats – there’s Misty with Dave Astor and Luna with Chris Hall (both of them are also WP people); she’d wondered whether the two cats might like each other (probably not), it was more likely at least one of them (meaning Luna) would open their claws… not good (moving quickly on).

But now it was time for the red-headed writer to grab her big bag and get off the bus; she was suddenly feeling famished but there was a nice café, and a few minutes later she was eating a hunk of bread and dunking it into her chunky soup.

She looked up… and then around… all these guys have beards, and all of them looked like Ernest Hemingway – really!

All she needed now was the Gatekeeper – was that him? she could smell the cigar just then.

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58 thoughts on “Rants and Beards (Tales from the SSC&B)”

  1. Wow, Chris! You packed a lot of interesting stuff into six paragraphs!

    Thank you for the Misty mention. 🙂 Much appreciated! If Misty and Luna ever met, Misty might contribute his share of aggression; he unfortunately seems to be an “only cat” type — meaning no cat costumes will be worn in our household for Halloween. 🙂

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  3. Aye… that’s him alright.
    Gatekeeper is in the eyes of the beholder… or nose, in that case😆
    Can’t resist a prominente like a Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona and the company of The Raconteuse!

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  4. I looked at ask the links in your post and found them interesting. Especially Misty the Cat. I proceeded to Amazon and read your review, so now I think I need to get the book! I wonder what Misty, Luna, and Foster would do if they all met up. 🤔🐱🐱🐱🐼

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  10. Like women, it is clear that cats do what they always want, as the beautiful red-headed does. In any case, I am flattered to be mentioned by such a great author like you, though I must let my beard grow to reach that honour of being like Hemmingway. Nevertheless, I admire the free-spirited nature of the red-headed woman who does what she wants as she lets her hair dance in the breeze.😉💖🙏🌹🙏😘

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  11. I’ve enjoyed driving to Key West seeing massive amounts of water on both sides of the road. But it’s best to keep one’s eyes on the road. If you go to Hemmingway’s old house you will find plenty of cats.

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  15. Great story, yes, you packed a lot in. A Hemingway look-alike contest? Who knew.

    As for cats, if you want to introduce one, our Dansig the Round is willing to meet any other friendly cat and our Charismatic Enigma SissyCat will not tolerate any other cats, even the ones she grew up with and still lives with and fights all the time. They are funny creatures.

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  16. The Raconteuse. Well traveled woman, no wonder she’s a storyteller. Hemingway look alike contest? Why should I be surprised, lol. The red headed writer seems to have had a fabulous time in Key West and now she’s off perhaps to…Havana??
    Good Six, Chris!

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  17. Hubby and I drove through down and around Key West. But didn’t stop to eat. We are not big sea food fans. I have heard of the Hemmingway look-a-like contest. Fun how you incorporated that 😉

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