I haven’t read the Scarlet Pimpernel, although I should because I’d love to read someone “sticking it to” the French Revolution. I remember the Scarlet Pimpernel was mentioned in the Larry Norman song “Without Love (You Ain’t Nothin’)”. Yeah, I’m that old. My future spouse and I actually went to a Larry Norman concert back in the day.

My grandson, with our daughter and our son-in-law, lives on the ground floor and we (my spouse and I) live downstairs with the walk-out patio. So I don’t think I will be writing anything my grandson (middle-school age) would cause him damage if he stumbled across it. But I’m still going to be realistic with my characters. When my MC messes up our grandson will be able to read of the negative consequences.

Where did all the sweatshirt stuff come from? Must be something somebody said before I came in.

When I think of married couples in fiction where you wouldn’t expect them, I think of am example of the rare detective who is actually married. One example drawn to my attention was the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries by Dorothy L. Sayers.

I sent you a “buddy” request over in the NaNoWriMo realm.

God bless.

@Laur_M