Really solid and a nice way to work the quotes from antiquity into a piece about things are going downhill in these modern times. You got them all in realistically and without too much contrivance…except for that last one.

Across the board with these sorts of challenges, 5 seems to be the magic number for making it hard to fit them in smoothly.

I loved the flow of the conversation. The details were interesting – I wanted to read more!

Thanks for the feedback—I agree, the last line was the toughest. Bit of a stretch!

I love the atmosphere you create with the espresso and newspaper right off the bat. :) Also, great job weaving in the lines!!