Missteps Perfecting the Shutterbug Strut
--Not your everyday Historical Fiction
Excerpt-Chapter 26: Paris, 1928
--“Scusa mi intrusão. I must speak with the lady.”
--Will again glanced over. The man, a lean chap with slicked-back hair, was dressed in a loose-fitting jacket and flashy tie. He jumped up and down, trying to see into the room. By his springiness, his shoes may have held rubber heels.
--“I saw him dining the next room over.” Alexandra waved him in.
--“I am Dalí!” The man sauntered in, taking loping strides while pressing down the ends of his thin mustache.
--An intensely bug-eyed character, if one were to guess his profession, most would settle on “over-caffeinated hypnotist.” He set out his hands and merged his thumbs as if lining Alexandra up for a photograph. Popping his lips with a palm, he exclaimed, “Yes! I must paint you naked from behind.”
--“From behind what?” she asked, amused. “Do you always paint in the nude?”
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