Wild West - Chapter 2 - Part 18 - 5 minute freewrite
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
They rode slowly and in silence for about fifteen minutes when Tom lit himself another cigarette.
“Toss me one too, will you?”
Tom threw the pack of cigarettes to James and he lit one up also.
Smoking and riding slowly, James looked over to his son and noticed his thumb fingernail was rather long.
“I see you play the guitar,” James broke the silence. “I do too. You play any other instruments?”
“The harmonica,” Tom was still somewhat annoyed.
“Should’ve guessed. Me too! I carry it with me at all times, and am pretty sure you do too. Want to play a piece together?”
“Sure.”
The two both reached into their inner pockets and pulled out their silver harmonicas.
“Something lively, what do you say?”
“You start and I’ll join,” by now, Tom’s face turned from a frown to a smile. They both loved to play the harmonica.
With a cigarette in one hand, James brought the instrument to his mouth and began playing a melody unknown to Tom. He kept on playing for some time until he finally realized Tom wasn’t joining in.
“Why don’t you start and I’ll join?” Tom asked and took a puff of the cigarette smoke.
Tom raised his harmonica and with the first blow got completely consumed by playing and the music and forgot all about the world around him. Shortly after, James followed suit and they rode together in musical harmony toward the rising sun.
"Fingernail"
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It is funny when a person can go from annoyed to smiling just by doing something they enjoy. I wonder what melody they were playing.
Yeap! :D
humms the melody for you
;P
:-) <3
Music is something that the wild wild west often has. Cowboys loved singing and dancing!
Hmmm. I might just have to make them dance at some point. :p
Great job! And way to be the first to post your Freewrite today! Haha :)
Thanks! :D
I was surprised to be the first, usually people submit their entries already 15 minutes after @mariannewest gives the new prompt :p
Haha, true. Must just be that kind of day for people, slow start. For me its a lazy sunday, so maybe I'm not alone. Regardless it was a great way to start the prompt, so bravo! :)
Yeah, that could be it :P My sunday was quite lazy also :p
Thanks! :D So very happy to hear you've liked it! :D
Once in while, even a western story can have some lyrical moment. A melancholic harmonica melody is part of the romantic figure of the lone rider.
Also, I'm here to deliver the #freewrite Monday prompt, enjoy:
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Indeed it is! Very much so!
Thank you for the comment, and today's prompt! :D Will get on it shortly, jst want to finish some other stuff first :3
Nice writing. I have to take some time soon to read the whole and your other work. Thanks for sharing.
Resteemed.👌
Thank you very much! Both for the kind words and especially the resteem! <3
I hope you'll like Wild West in its entirety (so far). :D
You are most welcome and I allways love reading a good story. I will let you know as soon as I finish all parts up to now. And give you my honest opinion.
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I can't promise you much, but I'll gladly give you a 100% upvote for what that's worth. :p
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Here's 50 % in advance. You know, just because I'm a fair businessman. :P
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Wow thanx man. But you really didn't have to. Although it does help me with my bandwith issues atm. So thanx again.😎
Thank you for spending your already low bandwidth to comment my posts :P
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I see some people who intentionally grow the fingernails on their thumb or pinkies. I wonder why. Nice playing the harmonica, I almost could hear the music.
... and as always, it got me wanting to read for more.
Longer fingernail on the thumb makes for easier hand-picking on the guitar... other than that, I have no idea. Especially about the pinky.
YES! Awesome! :D Exactly what I wanted >;D evil laughter
Methinks that pinky is for picking the nose? Oops, did I just say something that gross? LoL and another LoL for that "evil laughter"
Hahahahaha you have me laughing out loud! :D This comment is a masterpiece! hahahaha :D
checks pinky fingers on both hands... :P
Did you see something hidden along the fingernails of your pinkies? Lol. Just messing.
I'm not telling!
Cleans fingernails quickly before someone notices
They are actually so small it would be a miracle if anything got stuck in them.
LoL! Yeah, and I will not bother to check your fingers. So, you could stop the cleaning.
So you're telling me I cleaned my fingernails for nothing? That's just great. -.-
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