Hi all!
Looking at the last ten comments it seems to me that the story is not going down well. Remember, in “Desert Rose” Ash was described as having long hair brushing his shoulders. Now it seems like he did have a haircut, (as was proposed by “Thinker.”) but Ash does not sport a business suit. Now what was that famous lyric in the song Amanda? “...It’s an awful awakenin’ in a country boy’s life. To look in the mirror in total surprise, at the hair on your shoulders and the age in your eyes...”
Sometimes that is true, as I don’t recognize the guy in the mirror looking back at me. Now, I'm crowdin’ 70, and still wearing jeans...
I’ve seen men aged around fifty, sixty, that sports long hair and ponytails. Some with even beards. Ash at 57 to 59 do fit that description. Angie don’t mind, because he still rocks her world. I even worked with a guy that at 61 had a baby with his 30-year-old secretary! Yes, he married his secretary 30 years younger than him. Maybe because he was a nuclear physicist that had something to do with his motto of; "18 till, I die." (Or was it the Uranium238?)
Also, I’ve seen men looking like 20 or 30 but is in fact around 40 or 50. You know that when you shop at a certain store at a certain time every week, you tend to make casual conversation with some of the other shoppers in the store that you run into every week. This had me and the red head befriend a couple at that store that also shop every week at the same time. She’s this gorgeous thin sexy girl with long black hair, an infectious smile and blue eyes. Sometimes wearing miniskirts that show off her legs really good. Him, even has the same name as me, looks like he just stepped out of university, ready to tackle the world.
Much was my surprise when he told me that he is contemplating taking early retirement. He was 55 and she was 50! Looks are deceptive. So why can’t Ash have long hair and looking like 30? Angie keeps him young.
Now, to age Ash is somewhat of a trick as the next morph up will have Ash looking 86!
That said – maybe I should stop posting pictures in my stories. I suppose the other three quarters of the readership would soon riot. But as my Editors said: “You can’t please everyone. So, ignore it like a stop sign at the end of the street.”
In the last 10 comments, there was one by “msilversickle” about the idea of renaming Cape Town International to “Joe Masepus” International. I hope you got my translation of that! A joke, as CTI is located right in the middle of the Cape Flats. "Masepus" valley! The famous insult and everyday words spoken on the Cape Flats. LOL.
The last picture in chapter 18 depicts Roy blow-drying and brushing Fiona’s hair after a shower together. That is real life between consenting adults. If Mat Twassel can get away with more explicit pictures, why can’t I? Besides, what is a nipple between friends?
Here’s Chapter 18 of Star of Assisi. Enjoy!
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye for now!