I’d Call that a Success, short story 15 of 20

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May 312022
 

Hey everybody,

Short story 15 of 20 is out now, and it’s called I’d Call that a Success. It’s about Kaspil and his wife. They are moving across the country, but they can’t do it alone. So, they enlist the help of their son, Alan, and a driver, Bill. Bill is taking their trailer filled with their things from Florida to North Carolina, while Kaspil and Alan follow behind. Along the way, everything that can go wrong does. Will Kaspil and Alan make it to North Carolina with all of their belongings, or will they have to leave everything on the side of the road?

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London Loves Leather, short story 14 of 20

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Apr 042022
 

Hey everybody,

Short story 14 of 20 is out now, and it’s called London Loves Leather. It’s about a woman named Stephanie. She is traveling to London by train when she meets Anwar. They decide to take a taxi together and make plans to meet up later that night. In the meantime, Stephanie checks into a hostel, goes shopping and sees something she must have. She takes it, thinking no one will notice, but do they?  

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Hemingway House, Key West

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May 032017
 

For Spring Break, my family and I made our way out of Chicago and down to Key West, Florida. The weather did not disappoint as it was gorgeous!

While there, we stopped at the famous Hemingway House, which quickly became my favorite author house after the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion in Salem, the home made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The House of the Seven Gables. You can check out more information about our visit here: https://jr-williams.com/blog/?p=659.

As we walked through the Hemingway house with our fantastic tour guide, I couldn’t help, but feel Hemingway’s energy. Everything from the furniture to the typewriters, to the chandeliers, to the porch, to the cats screamed beauty and excitement. Check out some of my photos below:

Hemingway’s second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer really loved the house and it was evident throughout each room and the grounds, but the pièce de résistance was Hemingway’s writing room. I wanted to rummage through his books, sit in his chair, and type a letter on his typewriter, but I wasn’t the only one because the entrance was closed off by wrought-iron doors.

All in all, I found Hemingway and Pauline Pfeiffer’s home incredible. It’s definitely worth touring if you make it down to Key West.

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