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One’s memory holds one special birthday, one day where everything comes back. Reid remembers traveling from St. Louis, Timberlands hugging bare feet, driving from his hotel in Key Largo to Key West to briefly escape his mundane life.
Reid has guts to hand debauchery keys to drive his life. He starts dancing with alcohol mid-afternoon at the Bleu Macaw, a local dive where a gorgeous young woman expertly plays pool, leaving downtrodden men thankful to escape with a little dignity.
Reid’s a shark, gambling for no-strings sex. She toys with him, losing so they both win. Grabbing his hand, running through pouring rain, she zigzags through alleys and streets, popping in and out of the open-air Tiki Lounge. Against a brick wall, she attacks, strips him and herself down. Once done, she grabs her things, taking off before Reid can thank her or catch her name.
Gretchen – bartender and owner of the Tiki Lounge – can’t help him, nor does she feel it necessary.
Frustrated, drunk, Reid runs into one odd character after another: Andrew, an angry young black man; Bowling Bill, a man obsessed with opening a bowling alley; English Bob, a feisty Brit dedicated to World Cup Soccer; Delmar, Tiki Lounge’s Kentucky-bred barback; town drunk and his wife, Duval Street fixtures; a friendly transvestite; some not-so-friendly people.
Rescued at night's end? Could be considered as such in his remembrance.
Paradise isn’t a place to be lost, but found.
Reid has guts to hand debauchery keys to drive his life. He starts dancing with alcohol mid-afternoon at the Bleu Macaw, a local dive where a gorgeous young woman expertly plays pool, leaving downtrodden men thankful to escape with a little dignity.
Reid’s a shark, gambling for no-strings sex. She toys with him, losing so they both win. Grabbing his hand, running through pouring rain, she zigzags through alleys and streets, popping in and out of the open-air Tiki Lounge. Against a brick wall, she attacks, strips him and herself down. Once done, she grabs her things, taking off before Reid can thank her or catch her name.
Gretchen – bartender and owner of the Tiki Lounge – can’t help him, nor does she feel it necessary.
Frustrated, drunk, Reid runs into one odd character after another: Andrew, an angry young black man; Bowling Bill, a man obsessed with opening a bowling alley; English Bob, a feisty Brit dedicated to World Cup Soccer; Delmar, Tiki Lounge’s Kentucky-bred barback; town drunk and his wife, Duval Street fixtures; a friendly transvestite; some not-so-friendly people.
Rescued at night's end? Could be considered as such in his remembrance.
Paradise isn’t a place to be lost, but found.
228 pages, Paperback
First published March 29, 2012
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About the author
Rick Copper
4 books6 followersBorn in the Great American West, grandparents were proud farmers/ranchers on the Colorado plains. Have been very influenced by my natural surroundings.
Lover of good writing, those who take risks with their musings, horses, dogs, Great American West, Paris, Southern France, Ireland, Chicago, Second City Improv, beautiful women and baseball without steroids.
Writer of many short stories and a few novels. Have an agent who will soon spring forth my writing onto the world (hopefully soon). Shoot a lot (photos not animals); edit more. I am relentless.
Love good coffee (go Conscious Cup in Crystal Lake, IL).
Anything else you need to know?
Copperwrite@gmail.com
Lover of good writing, those who take risks with their musings, horses, dogs, Great American West, Paris, Southern France, Ireland, Chicago, Second City Improv, beautiful women and baseball without steroids.
Writer of many short stories and a few novels. Have an agent who will soon spring forth my writing onto the world (hopefully soon). Shoot a lot (photos not animals); edit more. I am relentless.
Love good coffee (go Conscious Cup in Crystal Lake, IL).
Anything else you need to know?
Copperwrite@gmail.com
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