The rules of the Look Challenge require those who've been tagged to find the first occurence of "look" in their work in progress, and then post that sentence and the surrounding paragraph(s). Then they have to tag an unspecified number of friends. Here's my contribution. This is the opening to GHOSTS IN THE SHADOWS, a contemporary romantic suspense:
Sam Whiteoak's shack in the Dragoon Mountains |
That meant nothing, in Britton Moonchaser’s experience. Arizona’s relentless heat could keep a man warm six months into the grave. Sam Whiteoak hadn’t been dead long, though. His remains weren’t bloated or stiff. And there wasn’t a mark on him. At ninety-four, he’d simply reached his expiration date.
Brit gathered the empty shell in his arms and rose from the dusty ground, thanking God or Usen—assuming either existed—for small favors. Sam looked at peace…but Sam would have looked peaceful if the desert had burst into flame around him. That both irritated Brit and somewhat assuaged his guilt.
Now for the tagging part: Cindy Nord, Devon Matthews, Kirsten Arnold, Marie-Nicole Ryan, Alethea Williams, and Marlene Cronkite, y'all are it!
That is a powerful snippet!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Maryellen! Did you post yours? Where is it? (I know Cindy tagged you -- don't bother to deny it. ;-) )
ReplyDeleteOutstanding! I'm glad I tagged you so I could read this snippet. I'll have to tag you more often. :)
ReplyDeleteJacquie
Aw. Thanks, Jacquie. Now I'm blushing. :-)
ReplyDeleteKathleen, this is some fabulous writing! I love the line with the expiration date. :)
ReplyDeleteLove your writing – and Brit's dry humor! Looking forward to reading the whole novel!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Devon and Lorrie! I'm looking forward to loosing Brit on the unsuspecting reading public one day soon. He's a handful. :-)
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