“When you got back to his apartment, the flamenco dancers were still stomping around in the restaurant upstairs. Moriarity pushed a bottle of cheap Sauterne and sliced salami across the kitchen table. A large cockroach fell from the top of the refrigerator and landed with a click on the scarred linoleum floor. You lifted both your feet and curled your toes.” SeductionCockroachesFlamencoBeatnik Romance Book:Her Perilous Journey Source: Her Perilous Journey
“Charlie drove up before any of the other boys, substituting speed for style, and hit the curb. His right front tire fell off and the hub ground against the asphalt of the driveway, sending a shower of sparks into the sea of taffeta and chintz. Girls banged into each other like pool balls, trying to avoid bursting into flame.” HumorHigh SchoolMemoirPoolPromFirst DateShow Off Book:Her Perilous Journey Source: Her Perilous Journey