By Jeffrey Paolano
“It’s historical.”
“Ya don’t say.”
“Settlers moonshined the rye so it’d be easier to store and transport.”
“Ya don’t say.”
“Fed revenuers were on ’em right away.”
“Ya don’t say.”
“Had their wives bake the rye in bread as cover.”
“Ya don’t say.”
Ron stared into Carl’s eyes. “You awake in there?”
Carl twirled his rocks glass, swirling the amber liquid, then raised the glass to his lips. “Irish is better.”
“Damn foolishness.”
“Ya don’t say.”
“Rye’s American.”
“Ya don’t say.”
“It’s part of our history, our culture.”
“Ya don’t say.”
“Your family ain’t even from Ireland.”
“But good whiskey is.”
I enjoy dialogue pieces and this works well.
Y’all be a comin’ through the Rye. A good yarn not spun from Alpaca wool, but from old time fiddles and banjo’s in the hollers.
Love the repetitive reply, Jeffrey. The dialog works well, all the way around. The last line wraps things up nicely. A really good one!
Excellent
I love Glenn Bowman’s comment!
Wonderful. To fit in so much dialogue in so few words is remarkable. Nicely done.