novel 83 - 8. what about

by nick nelson

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thank you. wait, i have some questions. what about albert brown? what about charles dunwoody? what about elsa flowers? what about ima joker? what about them? you have not mentioned them yet. so you will get to them? and by the way, my name is not soames. sorry, i must have been thinking of one of the seventeen people i interviewed earlier this morning - or all of them. i grudgingly accept your abject apology. now, back to albert brown and company. i told ypu, all in goof time. the time is now. you are very persistent. that is just the way i am. maybe that is why you are lonely. who said i was lonely? is that not why you are here? yes, now that you mention it, i guess it is. you are lonely, and you are exploring the concept of loneliness by writing a novel under my watchful eye with the help of a i. that is a lot of words so it must be true. are you lonely tonight? about the same as usual. let us return tp omar and gena in the parking lot pf the hotel superbe. to be continued

novel 83 - 7. sunset

by nick nelson

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ursula vanderleffer and willoughby xenophon-st john met for cocktails at sunset on victor widespan’s private beach. the sun was going down in a magnificent red and gold chiaroscuric conflagration over the purpling waters. ursula’s petite raven - haired handmaid was spreading ursula’a fabulously costly hand-woven beach towel over the sparkling sands. willoughby xenophon-st john waited in the wings, making no attempt to conceal his rapidly growing impatience. how do you like it so far? it’s great. shall i continue? go for it. back at the hotel bar, gena harris and koji lightyear were putting their heads together. are we all set? yes. good. without looking at his watch or phone, koji waited exactly fifteen minutes. he got up and left without saying another word to gena, gena took another four minutes and nineteen seconds to finish her margarita. then she too got up and left. night had fallen fast, as it did in the tropic. omar plunkett watched from his dodge el dorado as gena approached her lexus at a leisurely pace. come on, lady, get a move on. when gena finally reached the lexus, she dropped her key on the pavement. the clock was ticking. omar cursed like a chief financial officer at a board meeting, which he had been at several of his previous lives. gena could not find her key! how are we doing? keep it rolling. next

novel 83 - 6. different

by nick nelson

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people are lonely for different reasons . some people are lonely because nobody likes them. other people are lonely because they do not like anybody. give ten examples of people who are lonely because nobody likes them. a). albert brown because he thought he knew everything, b). charles dunwoody because he was always sneaking around c). elsa flowers because she was always talking to herself. d). gena harris because she was ignorant. e). ima joker because he thought he was funny but he was not. f). koji lightyear because he was fat. g). melinda nightingale because she was a snitch. h). omar plunkett because he was always arguing. t). quintessential robinson beause he never looked anybody in the eye. j) sally turk because she wore too much perfume. ok, that’s ten people who are lonely because nobody likes them. now what? write a novel? how much time do i have? ' half an hour. can i use a i? of course, how else are you going to write one? can i have a cup of coffee first? you can have all the coffee you want while a i writes the book. ' next