Ocean waves stroked the tranquil beach as a warm breeze rustled idle palm leaves. Moonlight glistened off of the barrel of his Smith and Wesson radiating its own personal glow. The scene appeared as natural as the shifting tides or setting sun; as normal as the death and betrayal that punctuated his godforsaken life.
Scratching his stubble covered face; Andrew Duran considered his environment and the ungodly events that brought him here. Time may wane the pain of this treason. His memory might fade as years go by, but he would never forgive their treachery. His square jaw moved as he ground his teeth in rage. Unwavering hatred grew like an unholy tumor, consuming the goodness that once resided inside him, eradicating the man that once existed.
No one could see it coming. They framed a true American hero and labeled him a traitor. Duran should have expected it; his eyes had seen the forbidden. Destined to a life on the run, hunted by the very government that made him, he swore he would never trust again. He expected his past to haunt him.
His enemies would eventually come for him. Here on the shores of Communist Cuba, an island condemned to live in shadows, Andrew Duran would wait for them.
- – Andrew Duran is the protagonist of my novel/screenplay thriller The Exterminator’s Diary
The Lonely Author 
Interesting character.
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Thanks
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Andrew Duran sounds like a man with lots of patience and something tells me that when he decodes to leave the shadows, all hell is going to break loose. Great build-up of this character.
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Thank you so much. He is the character closest to my heart. Thanks for stopping by my blog to comment. Really appreciate it.
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I think we write a little of ourselves into all of our characters…you are welcome…I am enjoying it!
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So true. Thanks
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You are welcome!
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Like I said👍🏼👍🏼
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This I like… Intrigue? Revenge? Poetic justice, perhaps? And Andrew? A little of yourself, too? I love it!
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Of all my character’s he is the one most like me. LOL Injustices in life really upset me. I wanted to write about someone who “fixes” these things. Of course, I inject romance in it. I can’t write a story without love.
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Of course not! Love gives the character more “humanity” and reliability. I have to have love in my books, too.
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I am the exact same way. What is life without love? Pretty damn boring.
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Is that your name ‘Andrew Duran’ ?
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Or here. Whichever post is the most ho-less
Lol
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Which came first the chicken or the egg?
Which came first The Lonely Author or the ho???
Such profound philosophical questions to start the morn.
The correct answer is: It doesn’t matter who came first, once the Lonely Author arrived, everybody started cumming.
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Wow! Lol
Woke up with a promising boner again baby??
😂
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Every boner has promise
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geez are you serious
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Yep.
Little guy was occupied.
I went to the bedroom.
I had been reading some of our little female friend’s posts. We’d had a chat. (I’ll show you, nothing explicit she is super shy and not a ho at all lol)
Anyway.
I thought about you. Things we could do…
And it took me about 5 minutes to have 3 sweet little Os.
(Sounds like a poem, didn’t intend it to lol)
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it sure does sound like the sweetest sloppiest poem
watch out wih the wet floor
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Lol. I love when my sexy tales urge you to make fun of me!
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lol
te amo Bella
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