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Something Familiar – Teaser 7

The seventh chapter of Something Familiar is now available here (along with chapters one through six) for those who need a try before you buy option.

Cover of the novella Something Familiar.

If you read any of the teasers and want to find out more, Something Familiar is available in a variety of formats and from many retailers. You can also check with your favorite bookseller or online store, as it is available outside the US as well.

For those who’ve already bought it, thank you for your support.

Speed Writing #11 – 2 AM Snack

The rumbling of my stomach woke me. I rubbed it, hoping it would stop, then rolled over to glance at the clock. Fuck. Two am? Seriously? I burrowed back under my blankets, but it was no use. There was no going back to sleep without a snack.

As I padded to the kitchen I remembered that because I’d picked up an extra shift, I hadn’t actually been to the grocery store. I was out of nearly everything. I could make up some plain pasta with butter and salt, though that had been dinner. Or maybe heat up a can of green beans. Yeah. That wasn’t happening. I went back to my room for a sweatshirt, and pulled my hair into a messy tail on the back of my head. As a whim, I decided my nightgown was perhaps a bit too risqué to be traipsing around in on State Street, so I yanked on a pair of long yoga shorts. They were supposed to be capris but my ungodly long legs made them knickers. Perfect. I looked like a crazy disaster, which meant no one would bother me.

Something Familiar – Teaser 6

The sixth chapter of Something Familiar is now available here (along with chapters one through five) for those who need a try before you buy option.

For those who’ve already bought it, thank you for your support.

Something Familiar – Teaser 5

The fifth chapter of Something Familiar is now available on Curious Fictions (along with chapters one through four) for those who need a try before you buy option.

For those who’ve already bought it, thank you for your support.

Something Familiar – Teaser 4

The fourth chapter of my new novella Something Familiar, is now up on Curious Fictions (along with chapters 1-3), in the event that you need a teaser or a try before you buy option.

Something Familiar – Teaser 3

The third chapter of my new novella Something Familiar, has joined chapters one and two on Curious Fictions, in the event that you need a teaser or a try before you buy option.

Something Familiar – Teaser 2

The second chapter of my new novella Something Familiar, has joined chapter one on Curious Fictions, in the event that you need a teaser or a try before you buy option.

Something Familiar – Now Available as an eBook

My novella Something Familiar is now now available as an eBook through Lulu.

It will be available in paperback and from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple iBookstore, and Kobo in the next few weeks.

If you want a sample to see if you’ll like it, the first chapter is currently up at Curious Fictions.

Speed Writing #10 – Fumbled Shot

Stupid forest. Stupid right of passage requirements. Stupid bow and arrow.

So I’m not your typical elf. Yes, I’m tall and can pretend to be a willow tree if I really try. And it’s dark. And you’re half blind. I can stomp through the woods without making the kind of noise that draws attention, even if I want to call attention to myself. I’m pretty smart, though I don’t think I’m really old enough to be considered wise. I mean, who’s wise at nineteen?

My people have a rich culture mired in our history, and no one clings to tradition and history like elves. I mean, I have some cousins, on my dad’s side, who still work for Saint Nicholas, despite the fact that their great, great, great, great grandparents fulfilled the terms of that indenture contract. This might sound great, if you’re the sort of person who prefers stability to uncertainty, and custom to progress.

Speed Writing #9 – Inappropriate Apparel

The air was more than crisp as I stood at the bus stop, embracing the predawn stillness. I’d had to haul out my hat and gloves this morning, and I could smell a hint of snow with each inhalation. I tipped my head back and yawned, admiring the deep blue of the sky, where only the brightest stars and Venus could be seen. It was so quiet that everyday noises came across as intrusive. The crunch of gravel and scrape of rubber soles against concrete warned me that someone was coming up the sidewalk behind me.

I glanced at him… well, it started as a glance but turned into straight out gawking. The young man had sandy brown hair that would’ve fit right in with the skateboarders back when I was in high school. He looked about twenty-four, roughly my age, and he hadn’t dressed anywhere close to appropriate for the temperature. His short shorts and T-shirt showed off his very fine limbs; He was obviously an athlete, but didn’t have weirdly bulky muscles. He was several inches shorter than me, and had his head down, eyes pointed at his trainers, so I don’t think he noticed my lapse in manners.