A Gentleman's Breakfast through Time

A vintage soul against the present-day scene.

Hot coffee, dark roast, black

And an order of bacon and eggs, extra bacon, extra crispy

Thank you, good day.

Ma'am I know the sign says no smoking

But I'm out here on the patio

All alone

May I light one cigar?

The bacon is great, thank you.

Do you serve Scotch at this time of day?

I could really use a Johnnie Walker Double Black.

Where can I get a newspaper?

I don't care particularly for politics

I just want to see the funnies.

Here stupid pigeon, have the damn bacon.

Where did I put my sunglasses?

And why can't I find my parasol today?

Yes, yes, Tokyo, I'll Skype you in.

Author's Note

Please comment and let me know what you think.

Reviews

[VALORMORE DE PLUME]

Contrasts of time. Comparison between then and now. Change, changes everything. Apparently, everything was intended to continue as is. Traditions erode slowly at first, almost without perception. Marching forward, huge chunks crumble away, lost to time.

[emptyinkwell]

I love how poetic this comment is! It's haunting to watch time crumble away. Traditions make ways for new traditions.

[VALORMORE DE PLUME]

On the large cosmic cycle, 12 o'clock is the apex of spiritualization and civilization, where as 6 o'clock is chaos, ruin, and despair. We are at the dawning of Aquarius. That is near 8:30, I think. We are on the way up.

[Ghost writer]

very interesting, seems... lonely? well it's pretty cool, for some reason I picture it in all grays and blacks and whites on a cloudy day

[emptyinkwell]

Thanks for the review! I intended for this to be kind of like an ironic film noir. My hope was that readers would read this and picture a very old fashioned setting on a cloudy day. Then, out of nowhere, the guy whips out a laptop and starts a business call and the film noir is supposed to take on a more contemporary, Starbucksy vibe. It is somewhat lonely, though that might've only be intentional to me at the subconscious level.

[Ghost writer]

Yeah, that's pretty much what I got

[emptyinkwell]

I'm glad! :)