WeWriWa: The Simple Life . . . A Risk-Taking Ranger

Ahhhhhh . . . the simple life. It’s what we all strive for. That kicking back, feet up relaxation where we feel free to let the world go on around us without worry. What a perfect world that would be . . . an unattainable world for the characters in my latest WIP, despite what they try to tell us in today’s excerpt.

“It’s a simple life down here, Miz Prescott,” he drawled out carefully, “no frills, not much fun, and damned hard for those who choose to stick it out. Lu’s a stick to it kinda guy, but you probably know that about him. Thought I might have seen the last of him when he went off to that fancy school but I shoulda known better. Me and him, we were raised on this ungiving ground. We sweat it outta our pores. These are our people, our problems, our . . . joie de vivre. And yes, ma’am, I know what that means and how to spell it.”
Dark eyes blinked, then she threw back her head for a boisterous laugh. “Ah, damn, I’m gonna like you, Ranger Bass.”
“Then you’d best start calling me Zayn.”
“And I’m Nora.”

Nora and Zayn are always on high alert, her because of her past, him because of his profession. This makes it hard for them to let down the walls and just enjoy the moment. What’s it going to take for them to realize what they’ve been missing . . . and what they’re about to lose? Guess I’ll just have to get back to the keyboard and find out!
I remember a simple(r) life. Back before the Internet and cable TV, when we had three TV channels on our black & white set and a rotary dial phone. No microwave, no permapress sheets (they were steamed in the terrifying mangle presser by my mom). We played outside with the other neighborhood kids inventing our own games to play – in person, face-to-face not on a separate screen while sitting right next to one another. We went to the library for our reading material, not Amazon. Do I miss that uncomplicated simplicity? Sometimes. Would I go back there? Oh heck no! But stepping out of the busyness of life to take a breath and slow down the heartrate is sometimes all the vacation I need, be it on the patio with the cats or taking that fabulous vacay where the horizon stretches from here to tomorrow with nothing to get in the way.

I thought it would come easier with retirement (Retirement is such a scam. I’m busier now than I ever was while working!) but my daily/weekly/monthly calendar just keeps filling up, all on its own despite my best efforts. Technology continues to frustrate me. I just got a new phone and am struggling to get it set up with all the bells and whistles. Instead of studying the three-page instructions, I’m over One Clicking on snazzy new phone covers. Guess I’m just a blingaholic at heart!
What are you working on this weekend? I hope it’s another chapter.

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