After a week of hanging out with my buddy Preston, I am ready to join David for a beer, some catching up and a go at Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. Linda has tossed us an interesting curve ball this week:
“Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘a word that contains a silent letter.’ Choose a word that contains a silent letter and use it in your post, or write about words with silent letters in general. Enjoy!”
If we were having a beer, we’d have a lot to catch up on.
“Welcome my young friend. Are you sticking around today, or are you still cat sitting?”
“I am here for as long as you’re buying, David.”
“You sure you don’t want to go check on Preston?”
“Faith is back, and he is busy trying to convince her that I didn’t feed him enough.”
“She’s not buying that, is she?”
“If she has any doubts, they will disappear when he wakes her up at one a.m.”
“Did you feed him that early?”
“By the time the week was over, David, I was feeding him early and often. It was easier than listening to him complain.”
“You sure you weren’t bartending, Dan?”
“We’re not that bad, are we Cheryl?”
“No, you guys are fine. Mr. ‘My martini isn’t dry enough’ out on the patio, on the other hand.”
“I guess there’s one in every bar.”
“Well, I wish he’d take his habit elsewhere. You guys want the usual?”
“Do you still have Modelo on tap?”
“I do, Dan. David, you care to join him?”
“I wouldn’t want to disappoint John Howell, Cheryl.”
“OK, one bourbon with seltzer and ice on the side. Do you guys plan on eating?”
“Do you have any specials today, Cheryl?”
“We have two, salmon and meatloaf.”
“Hmm, they both sound good.”
“Here are your drinks. Let me know if you want to try the specials. I have to attempt to make a dry martini.”
“Maybe you should have someone else deliver it, Cheryl.”
“Why, David? Are you worried I’ll lose my temper?”
“No, I just thought maybe that large guy in the kitchen. You know, show a little muscle. I’ll bet that martini will be plenty dry.”
“Threaten the man? I don’t think so, David. I’ll try something a little more subtle.”
“Good luck, Cheryl.”
“Thanks Dan.”
“Dan, I couldn’t help but notice that you have a cut on your thumb.”
“Yes, I was cutting some vegetables at Faith’s. She has very sharp knives.”
“I thought maybe you were acting out scenes from your book.”
“I wrote it, David, but I’m not dumb enough to play the part.”
“How’d it go, Cheryl? Dry enough?”
“Perfectly dry, David. I suggested if it wasn’t he could settle his debt and try a different bar.”
“Ouch. You have a strange sense of subtle.”
“I’ve been behind this bar too long to let someone like that gnaw at me. What about you guys? Another round?”
“I’ll have another glass of bourbon.”
“Dan, another Modelo?”
“Sounds good, Cheryl. And I’ll take an order of that meatloaf to go, but not on David’s tab.”
“Here are your drinks. I put the meatloaf order in, Dan. Here’s your receipt.”
All five of my current books are now available in audio book form thanks to Amazon KDP’s Virtual Voice process. The voice is AI generated, but I can honestly say, it’s pretty darn good. The audio books are reasonably priced (all below $7 US) and, if you already own the Kindle version and want to add an audio version, you can do that for $1.99. There is a five-minute sample on the book page for each book. If you’re interested, click on any of the Dreamer’s Alliance book links below the image or on the link below for my latest book.
Giveaway option – count the number of silent letters in the post. Put the total in your comment. The first correct answer can have a free Kindle version of either book. Unfortunately, I think that has to be US only. Amazon doesn’t seem to allow gifting eBooks internationally :(
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