Is that the one with the real estate novelist? I never could figure out what that career entailed. Did he make up stories about various properties? Not sure of that business model.
Strange, if they have a daughter, you'd think they would be familiar with the process.
If you are an Old, such as myself, you'll remember that, before Zillow, before social media, before the Internet, there were real estate ciculars -- magazine-sized collections of real estate properties that were represented by various Realtors. You could pick up a circular, and it would have various listings; cheaper houses were in vary spare, basic format, while more expensive properties (that carried a commensurately higher commission if they were sold) would have a half- or full-page writeup. Sometimes those read like short literature pieces; many of these real-estate writers seemed to be trying to emulate Faulkner or other popular writers. Back in the day, I understood "real estate novelist" to be the guy hired by the realtor to write the blurbs. My understanding has not changed, and the fact that people don't know what the line refers to nowadays just serves to make me feel even older...
Her tats weren't line art and weren't just kept to areas of thick skin/muscle. She had "All's Fair" tattooed across the back of her fingers, full sleeves, all of her legs, across her back, abdomen... When making the chainmail for the shoot I consulted her Model Mayhem page and you could see the progression, over a relatively short time.
It's Friday, I was being cheeky (see next comment about the Young Turks reference). I'm definitely old enough* to remember pre-internet house-hunting and the write-ups they included (although, to be fair, there's still a Homes section in the newspaper and much of their articles still resemble these). I never made that connection with the Piano Man line, though. In part because a novel is fictive prose, and those blurbs--as esoterically wide-ranging as they often were--were at least purported non-fiction. I've always interpreted "real estate novelist" from the song to be an aspiring/would-be novelist who pays the bills doing real estate. Perhaps because it comes right after the tale of bartender John who would be an actor 'if I could get out of this place.'
That's another feasible interpretation. Around here, I remember some of the circulars having descriptions that read somewhat like a J. Peterman catalogue item. "This stylish but traditional unit combines the spirit of old Mexico with a little big-city panache."
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See, English majors needing to pay the bills. It fits.
If you want to play Mage: the Ascension, just say so. You don't need to sell me on the idea.EDIT: Also, every bit of writing is "fictive prose" to an extent. Reality is just the fictions we've agreed are "real"...
I’m from Portland where basically everyone has tattoos. The only tattoo I’ve ever wanted to copy was a guy who had BOOK ENDS tattooed across the backs of his fingers. One of the first books I worked on was a local tattoo artist’s memoir / art book.
I disagreeReality is just the fictions we've agreed are "real"...
