"The Beatniks are different because we're outsiders". I saw Mary smoke a cigarette. She looked cool; she looked sexy; she was into girls.
And that was fine with me.
We stared at the Mansion.
"It's nice isn't it".
"Nice is nice. It is opulent".
"I agree. Do you have more cigarettes?".
"Yes, here...Take one".
"Thanks!", I watched her walk away...As I explored the building alone.
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"Can you believe it?".
"Believe what?".
"Believe in the New Wave".
"The populist concept is old; the outsider concept is the future. Beatniks, and The Beat Generation, are non-conformists; the Beatniks of the 1940's, were pioneers...post WWII. By 1952, Moms stayed at home; Dads went to work; and children went to school.
"Beatniks are not going to work in an office. We're working on a different way forward. Communism is dominating politics; communism is a cancer on the soul. And isn't Senator McCarthy really on the ball with everyone? That's up to you to decide".
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The Artists A Beatnik novel
HumorRobert Helliger. 11 November, 2013. All Rights Reserved. Author's note: This novel was formerly called 'The Intellectuals'. But the last word was too long, so I changed it to 'Artists'. In New York, 1954, a group of artists become Beatniks...And di...
