Sunday, January 31, 2016

Rainbow Snippets: Whippoorwills and Nightingales

For this week's Rainbow Snippets, https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets/ , I've clipped one of my favorite bits from my short story "How Sweetly the Whippoorwill Sings". Something about that crushed rosebud just does me in. It's rather understated, and dramatic, and a fanciful way to refer to lust.

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“I’ll find you.” Jake’s gaze was solemn again, and full of promise. “If you make me feel this way after meeting you twice, I want to see what happens if we actually go out on a date.”

“Yes. Yes, please.” Everett slid a hand down his tie and checked his boutonnière. The rosebud was fine, though it would probably bruise soon, having been crushed in the embrace.

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The buy link for the story is here:
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5003
And it is on sale this week, too. :)

But for those who'd like a taste of the story without the commitment, I did write a free snippet that went along with it, and you can find that here:

The Nightingale's Confection
http://trayellis.blogspot.com/2014/11/free-fiction-nightingales-confection-by.html

4 comments:

  1. Really liked this line - “If you make me feel this way after meeting you twice, I want to see what happens if we actually go out on a date.”

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  2. Sounds like a mutual attraction. I hope they get together soon.

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