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What fun..? (Tales from the SSC&B)

Chris Hall57 Comments

Hemingway’s Royal typewriter in Key West, Florida

previously

The red-head woman (the fictional one) had pulled away from a spider web as she stood up inside the Hemingway House.

The Gatekeeper had been standing a little way away as he continued to smoke a rather nice Cuban cigar; he had been wondering whether he could get into deep water with this one as he hardly knew her – of course he knew the Raconteuse very well and they got on brilliantly, but that other one is very different, still why not – it could be fun.

The red-head woman had already opened the back door and leaned out to see him – ‘come on, let’s go up to the library’ – they looked inside, and there was Ernest Hemingway who was sitting at the typewriter, they looked at each other and back again; then the great man stood up and looked out, as he lit a cigarette and then walked straight through them –a ghost??

The Gatekeeper’s smartphone started ringing; it was the tall, thin man and he shouted at both of them: ‘get out quickly – it doesn’t matter why, just go’ – and then they heard several sirens coming closer as the house was lit up.

The two of them ran down and out, as the red-head woman said – ‘just go, I can deal with this’ – as the Gatekeeper decided to agree.

She began to shout: ‘I’m fine, just cross, actually livid… more than that I’m outraged – oh, doesn’t matter, look, Scatty‘s just appeared – I’ll hop behind her broomstick, and we will fly away (tallyho).

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57 thoughts on “What fun..? (Tales from the SSC&B)”

  2. 😁😎
    Only problem being the following:
    Gatekeeper is currently using a cane; running is not an option.
    And… Gatekeeper leaves no man or (red haired) woman behind.
    So… I will figure something out… or visit the fine bed and breakfast of Key West County jail.

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    • Oh well, all those police people (or whoever they are) are all looking up in the sky, so I’m thinking the Gatekeeper will just walk out from the Hemingway House nonchalantly. And of course that naughty woman has disappeared for the moment.
      Then what next, I wonder… 🤔

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  15. damn! we’re late to the party

    I repeat* way to meta the comments, Chis.

    serially, love the story-within-the-story’s-comments-by-Reader’s-invoking-virtual**-selves.

    *I assume

    ** I trust that you will explain to the others, Nick, that we’re inferring the digital ‘virtue’ as opposed to any form of civic, religious or any other form of ‘better, higher nature’ lol

    ed. damn! did this thing let me link out part of my Reply? lol excellent… provided I haven’t lost track of my SOC

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    • Any time and any place will be part of the enjoyment. It’s always good to push a little more with some of the boundaries, and to take it a little better – I think.
      Well done, Nick – applaud, and more cigars around!

      Plus, thank you – I’m very happy to have me put into your Pick-of-the-Week this week😊

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  18. ” Good luck”, red-head woman (couldn’t resist the MI ref!)

    The excitement builds. The red-head woman’s got no idea yet how “capable” the Gatekeeper is. Unquestionably, an adventure in the making!

    How did the tall, thin man know where the Gatekeeper was? Eh, no one questions, but talk about saved by the “bell”. Wonder when the red-head woman will realize just who she’s just gotten involved with… Perhaps she’d better keep a stash of La Auroras on hand. Just sayin’ 😁

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    • Yes, deeper and deeper… it’s getting more difficult. Which one will be here – the red-head woman or the Raconteuse – or both? (no, surely not). And of course, there’s the Gatekeeper and ttm…
      Then next time there’s Halloween… and the Day of the Dead – who knows??

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