Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is (one of) the Doctrine’s contributions to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.
Denise is the host.
We’ve decided to ‘visit’ with the MC in ‘the Case of the Missing Fig Leaf‘, Ian Devereaux. The last time we saw Ian was here. The last installment of the serial story, ‘the Case of the Missing Fig Leaf’ was here.
This week’s prompt word:
EXCHANGE
“Jeez, Mimi, I’d say “Love what you’ve done with the place, but… damn!”
The woman in the floral print dress sitting at the end of the bar raised an eyebrow, the last quarter of a summer lunar eclipse and I hastily added, “Pardon my French, tante M, too much time with the less-than-eloquent members of the underworld.”
Turning to face me as I drew nearer, she smiled absolution and said, “Boys will be boys; come sit and, if we’re lucky, Tom will fix us one of his remarkable BLTs.”
From the left corner of my eye I detected movement from the bandstand that anchored the club section of the Six Sentence Café & Bistro; being mid-afternoon on a Thursday, the illumination was, somehow, the all-consuming dusk of a late October day. What I thought was half of a ‘Voice of the Theatre’ pa system began to move, raising the hair on the back of my neck, then a beard and the red glow of a cigar appeared and the gestalt resolved itself and my childhood nightmares were banished.
“Hey, cher Nick, you’ve been working all afternoon cleaning up after the battle of the bands, come on over and set a spell and we’ll see about negotiating with our detective friend here for an exchange of labor for sustenance,” the smile in the woman’s voice was as much that of an old-fashioned lion tamer as it was a confident Proprietor.
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Very enjoyable imagery.
Thank you.
*sound of match against a matchbox *
Looking at you through the smoke as I light up a cigar, not a virtual…do I need to add anything else Master Weaver?
only a question for you (and/or Ford) do they still make Voice of the Theatre pas? Back in the before time, as a college student playing in a band that did high school dances getting a set up like that was totally the next step up
I do not think so. There are iterations from some brands aiming to that effect.
If my humble Klipsch horns produce that hair raising effect (to me) I can begin to imagine what those beauties are capable of…
https://youtu.be/v2SmryFMD84
word painting again.. very good
Very well done!
Two things. First, how did you know i’m part lion tamer? (if you consider housecats to really be just small lions, which i do).
Second, due to my heart conditions, i had to become vegetarian several years ago. Although i cook meat for others, i can’t have any.
…but the floral print dress*? you have one/once had one/know someone who does have one/ thought about buying one? lol
Oh my! Watch yourself around the lion tamer and hope she’s in a beneficent mood…
always
I love when the writer paints a picture with words as you have done here. Such a good read. Thank you!
Thank you
Always a pleasure to see Ian. There’s a lot to like here, like a lion tamer’s smile, but just now I need to get a BLT.
He’s always a pleasure to work with.
Most enjoyable Café interlude, Clark. Nice to see Ian at the Bistro once again.