Chapter Sixteen
SUN ON THE ROCKS amusements for adults, are listed below, in easy to read banana humor order. Each of the amusements follows the previous one, but you don't necessarily need to read previous amusements to follow the one you chose. Backstories and character areas at the beginning of the amusement, and a summary of the amusement, also at the beginning, are there to let you choose and read any of the amusements written, without having to read any other. They provide a summary of the illustrative characters in the amusement and in the general body of amusements, and the various links or connections between them.
THE MALIBU CASE.
THE ACAPULCO COCKTAIL.
THE CAYMAN AIR BANNER.
THE BAHAMAS LOTION.
THE ADULT CHANNEL.
THE OOL BRODERIE.
THE BELLAGIO WIKILEAK.
THE CUBAN RENEGADE.
THE SUGAR BABY.
THE MARBLE TOUCAN.
THE OUTDOOR SHOWER.
THE EMOTION SCALE.
MERIDIAN 57.
THE VANITY RING.
THE SHABBY SHEIK.
THE COCOANOMICS GAZETTE.
Crafted by Somers Isle & Loveshade.
Sun on the Rocks is genuine banana humor, fresh, trivial, tropical, somewhat irreverent, and also easy-going, or easy-to-peel, like the fruit. This space, which is meant for adults, and portrays characters over twenty one years of age, is blended with light intrigue, with the capacity of those characters in the amusement for understanding general truths, or with information brought by the characters of the amusement and where they are. Some of the characters cast in the amusements express their resourceful intuition and are often acute observers of the laws of human mischief, showing that common sense has not disappeared and that things are not always perfect. Sometimes, there is a social element in the stories that makes the amusement relevant for the community.
The amusement is non violent writing that may provide a sense of support to the daily, which at times ain't very easy, in a world where the tidbit replaces genuine reflection and thought, people think in chunks of one hundred and forty characters, and common sense is reduced to watching how everyone else is making money. The word cloud of sun on the rocks is particularly benign, and you may begin to notice if you find the material engaging, that it doesn't take people out of their comfort zone, sometimes because there's humor, sometimes because the situation is so ridiculous, or because of the words chosen. There's a reason for that. The world needs stability, not change, and words can engage both social aspects, we choose the former.
The flags shown on the covers of sun on the rocks illustrate our principles guiding the amusement, validation of the day, reward with the reading, and general soundness of the amusement. The flags come from the International Code of Signals, a navigation safety system used by boats and ships to communicate.
Each of the flags represents a letter of the alphabet, which is the way it is used on the covers, and then, it also represents a particular idea or thing or task that boats are doing, and that they show to other ships, when those ships are near, things like, coming out of the harbor, I need assistance, or simply the idea of yes, yes to some other signal. The ideas of the flags, in the amusement provide a sense of general validation to what we do, they are a visual language showing our social and community values. Each of the letters represents a letter in the pen name Somers Isle & Loveshade. We found a meaning for them, in the context of the amusement.
The letters shown on the covers, are letters V, R, and S of the ICS. Here are the flags, and what they mean, each letter, represented by a flag, represents an idea or quality that begins with that letter, and one of the letters in the three part pen name of Somers Isle & Loveshade. The material of the amusement is :
Validating, letter v, in the word Loveshade, the red and white flag:
The material is validating, it validates, without engaging in positivism, this idea that, oh gee, everything is going all right, even though things feel like shit, and you have to show a smile anyway. No, some days are normal, but still, I may want my validation, and the amusement provides some of that, it doesn't make you feel like shit. This is the red and white flag, it also the flag of St. Patrick, that you see in the British flag, along with St. Andrew, and St. George.
Rewarding, letter r, in the word Somers, the red and yellow flag:
Yeah, with the amusement, you get a sense that things are going somewhere, things happen, characters are engaging, and again, things dont end up like a disaster, making you feel, wow, life is tough. No, we get enough of that, here you get a sense that the effort you put in, into the reading, was commensurate with what you are getting by the end of the amusement. Reading this, is not taxing emotionally, it is easy to read, feels validating, and rewarding, that is the nature of the amusement. The irreverence in the amusement makes it rewarding to some extent, we like that as well, not conforming to any pattern.
and Sound, letter s, in the word Isle, the blue and white flag:
There is no violence in the amusements, they are sound, they generate a sense that we are all part of the community, sometimes we have to be around people who don't always agree with us, and with whom we don't agree. With this, we feel good about what we do and what we write, we keep things interesting, without showing anything violent. Instead we use humor, social humor, less draining, and more satisfying, it is something which is not damaging the general social tissue of the community.
Ridiculous situations are used to show social barriers, which may be preventing a person from a different perspective, more humane, and realistic, more engaging as well. If there is not much love left in the world, in the way we live, there may be a love shade, a shade of love remaining, which allows us to be engaging with other people around us, whether we like these people or not, whether we agree with them or not. The good looking woman like Clarity, is there to keep us engaged with that part of us. There's nothing wrong with having the beauty and common sense of a woman engage that engaging, sound part of us. Engagement and social connection is what makes a community, so we like that over so called 'success', something we may shred to pieces in various ways, until it is disengaged, dismantled, defused, destroyed, and disconnected, until it becomes devoid of the problems it might create in someone's thinking.
That is the premise of Sun on the Rocks, there's always people around you, who may not be that good for you, sometimes friends, family, peers, a boss, but there's always a way to get away from them. You can also negotiate with them in some way, or make them look bad outright, because they don't mean well, or look for someone friendly, and surround your daily life with those who appreciate you, genuinely, without you having to be 'turned on' or showing a social mask, which has become useless, as a result of the rise of the social network, and which is not good for anyone. If nothing else, there's always you, and that's really all you might need, a good connection with your own, with just being you, genuine, and being quite comfortable with that. You'll also need a shitload of assertiveness, to face the motherfuckers who want to influence or configure your way of thinking, or make money off of you, and also to get rid of the thoughts of all those social influencers, observing the world around you, just to understand wtf, and where the fuck we are, and that's also something we try to point out in the amusements.
Sun on the Rocks is sold as is, to keep the amusements fresh and irreverent for the community. This is not polished, it is an amusement, there is no crew of editors here, there is no large publisher behind this content, this is all indie stuff, run out of a small place. A spellcheck is run with Ginger to ensure proper spelling, and the draft is read once or so, so that it reads all right and things make sense. We know there is value here, that is why we place the quarter on the covers. In the last chapter, there are a few references related to work or education. We like that, fiction can only bring someone so far, and then, everyone has to work. We like bridges, and not disconnects, between the two areas, and we think it makes a lo
t of sense for the community to do that.
All fictional characters of these amusements
are adults at least twenty one years of age.
This is the banana humor version of the Cocoanomics Gazette.
Amusements are easy to read stories for adults
which can be read in about three or four hours.
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The Malibu Case.
Or whether corporate nudity should be part of the dress code.
The Acapulco Cocktail.
Or how a cocktail drink can turn a holiday into a traction with the Law.
The Cayman Air Banner.
Or going where your money goes to keep an eye on how it disappears.
The Bahamas Lotion.
Or discerning when the notion of a lotion is not beauty but dependence.
The Adult Channel.
Or how renting pleasure is different from owning it.
The OOL Broderie.
Or whether a wedding can be arranged as a matter of levity.
The Bellagio Wikileak.
Or relying on information before the information relies on you.
The Cuban Renegade.
Or whether gold can be backed by a renegade,
when money is backed by the cap of Castro.
The Sugar Baby.
Or whether sugar can turn to salt when someone overlooks the honey.
The Marble Toucan.
Or how those who want you to leave your place are those who should leave in the first place.
The Outdoor Shower.
Or how a shower can bring good weather to the bottom line.
The Emotion Scale.
Or looking at how you feel to let others choose how you think.
Meridian 57.
Or how the merchant of longevity
can sell a claim to live longer by monetizing wisdom.
The Vanity Ring.
Or discerning when vanity is worn in order to meddle with the lives of others.
The Shabby Sheik.
Or whether a golden cage can bring both gold and freedom when properly used.
The Cocoanomics Gazette.
Or how some principles guide people,
and some people make the principles, to navigate other people.