Jackie – Pulp & Pep https://monicanolan.com/pulppep An exploration of lesbian pulps and 1950s teen romance Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:30:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 120614702 Sheltering in Place at the Magdalena Arms: Episode XXX https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/12/14/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xxx/ https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/12/14/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xxx/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:36:26 +0000 https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/?p=1007

Previously: Ramona has become increasingly perturbed about girlfriend Jackie’s continued anger and absence, even as she ponders ways and means to finance her own cannabis emporium and cash in on pandemic stress. Meanwhile, Jackie, unable to exercise her acting talents and rebuffed in her attempts to help nurse her Covid-19 positive neighbor, continues in her own downward spiral of pandemic-induced depression.

On the Roof

With a grunt, Ramona heaved herself up the last rungs of the fire escape and onto the roof. She rested on the edge of the parapet, gasping. Was she out of shape or just getting old? No, that was nonsense. Climbing four stories would wind anybody.… Read more

]]> https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/12/14/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xxx/feed/ 7 1007 Sheltering in Place at the Magdalena Arms: Episode XXII https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/09/27/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xxii/ https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/09/27/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xxii/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:31:50 +0000 https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/?p=965 Previously: Angelo demanded a rent reduction from Dolly; Beverly returned from her shift at the hospital coughing that she’d caught Covid; as the news spread, Lois and Pamela reeled, while at the Magdalena Arms, tenants bickered about who would nurse Beverly. Meanwhile, Millie’s midnight cooking spree came to naught when she dropped her precious jar of salt pork, and encountered Ramona, who suspected the new tenant of taking Mrs. DeWitt’s Meissen figurine for her own financial benefit.

Nursing the Nurse

After leaving a breakfast tray outside Beverly’s door, Dolly headed downstairs to join the group in the garden. They’d agreed to meet and hash out the question of Beverly’s … Read more

]]> https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/09/27/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xxii/feed/ 3 965 Sheltering in Place at the Magdalena Arms: Episode XX https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/09/14/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xx/ https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/09/14/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xx/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2020 07:17:47 +0000 https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/?p=959 Previously: Angelo roused Landlady Dolly and her girlfriend Kay with news of Nurse Beverly’s illness. Joined by Lon, they argued about who was best fitted to nurse the nurse. Jackie fretted over her quarrel with Ramona and other pandemic problems, while Millie continued her attempts to wrestle her oversized pork loin into submission in the basement kitchen.

Missed the earlier episodes? You can find them all here. Or start from the beginning with Episode I and use the “next” button at the top the screen to move between episodes.

Back to Bed

Lon stepped aside and they saw Jackie, her face anxious, teetering a scant six feet away.… Read more

]]> https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/09/14/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xx/feed/ 4 959 Sheltering in Place at the Magdalena Arms: Episode XIX https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/09/05/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xix/ https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/09/05/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xix/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2020 01:12:40 +0000 https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/?p=954 Previously: Tension mounted between unemployed actress Jackie and her business-minded girlfriend over Ramona’s private plans to expand her cannabis business; Millie took her pork loin to the unused basement kitchen for some clandestine cooking, only to encounter the enigmatic Lon; the hungover haircutter, Angelo, went searching for aspirin and discovered nurse Beverly, suddenly sick with the dread flu; this sparked an impromptu emergency meeting with landlady Dolly and clarinetist Kay that grew to include first Lon and then Jackie. What was Jackie doing up anyway? Let’s find out!

Missed the earlier episodes? You can find them all here. Or start from the beginning with Episode I and … Read more

]]> https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/09/05/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xix/feed/ 4 954 Sheltering in Place at the Magdalena Arms: Episode XVIII https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/08/30/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xviii/ https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/08/30/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xviii/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2020 06:22:48 +0000 https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/?p=950 Previously: Angelo ventured out to a clandestine cocktail party and returned tipsy and tense. When his  hangover and headache turned into a full -blown attack of hypochondria, he ventured out in search of aspirin, only to find the nurse on the fifth floor has caught the dreaded flu.

Missed the earlier episodes? You can find them all here. Or start from the beginning with Episode I and use the “next” button at the top the screen to move between episodes.

Quarantined

In silence, Dolly and Angelo contemplated the sign on Apartment 503’s door.

QUARANTINE!
Do Not Enter
Covid-19 Patient

“She even drew a skull and crossbones, like on a … Read more

]]> https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/08/30/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xviii/feed/ 2 950 Sheltering in Place at the Magdalena Arms: Episode XIV https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/08/01/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xiv/ https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/2020/08/01/sheltering-in-place-at-the-magdalena-arms-episode-xiv/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:58:36 +0000 https://monicanolan.com/pulppep/?p=926 In our last episode, Lon sought solitude in the Magdalena Arms garden before fleeing other tenants who have their own need for respite. In this episode readers will meet or renew their acquaintance with Ramona, erstwhile bad girl, currently employed as a cannabis store manager, and her younger girlfriend, the frustrated actress Jackie, as they toke and talk with frazzled landlady Dolly, trying to figure out when Mrs. DeWitt’s missing daughter might have been born.

Missed the earlier episodes? You can find them all here. Or start from the beginning with Episode I and use the “next” button at the top the screen to move between episodes.

“But … Read more

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