It’s Sunday again, and time for Weekend Writing Warriors, a blog hop where a number of authors post up to eight sentences from their writing, published or unpublished. Click on the logo above to get to the list of authors. The one at the bottom gives the facebook page for snippet Sunday, with more authors.
My snippet this week is again from War’s End, the story I’ve been giving excerpts from for some time. A group of five adult Humans, a month-old baby and an alien have suddenly found themselves on an alien, hot, unfamiliar jungle planet. Coralie has just asked Audi for clarification of why she referred to the Maung as “she” and “Red,” and Audi is answering.
“It’s a lot more than just ‘Red,’ of course, but we needed a short, easy-to-remember nickname. As for the ‘she,’ I didn’t ask specifically, but the first thing she asked was whether we knew anything about where her children were. If Michelle needs them, I did find the diapers.”
Coralie glanced down at her fussing daughter, and shifted her to the other breast. “Latrine trench,” she said firmly. “Somebody make a note of that. Ginger, is Michelle all right? Am I all right?”
And why is she asking that?
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Well there has to be a name and l like Red! You paint a lovely picture with this scene.
Long as you remember “Red” looks like an oversized animated foot stool!
You had me at latrine trench. Having done survival camping many moons ago, I know this IS roughing it!! Nice work. Great choice of words.
Just trying to be realistic. Got to help people suspend disbelief.
Oh, dear—are there Maug babies lost somewhere, too?
More than just Red’s
I love the pragmaticism. The mention of the diapers followed by latrine trench. Yep. There’s a mom for ya. LOL Nice snippet!
Well, it’s a natural progression of thought.
‘Am I alright?’ Didn’t expect Coralie to ask herself that. Raises some interesting questions I’m sure. Nice eight!
Next week you’ll find out why.
So good with a touch of sadness and humor. Thanks.
Thank you for the compliment.
I’m with Frank.
I liked the question, “Am I alright?”
I’ve asked my wife that question many times! LOL
She has a reason.
Now I’m worried about the possiblly lost alien babies. Nice job.
Am I diffusing the worry too much? And they’re captive, not lost.
You’re SO practical and think of everything LOL. If i’m ever in a spaceship disaster, I want you to be there, ok??? Enjoyed the excerpt as always!
In a real one, I’d probably run (or float) around like the proverbial chicken with it’s head cut off. (Even seen one of those? I did, when my grandfather killed a chicken for fried chicken for dinner.)
Clear thinking here, reasoning through–with a whole lot of unanswered questions in the background.
The scene I’ve been blogging is actually a subplot of the book as a whole.
I love her comment about the “latrine trench”. Is she all right? Interesting question to ask yourself. I want to know the answer now. 🙂
You’ll have to wait a week.
Very good snippet. Like the explanation of how the name red came about. Her last question is definitely a curiosity and makes one want to know why she is asking 🙂 Good job.
8 sentence limit. See more next week.
Hmmm. As always, I want to read more. 🙂
Well, it’ll probably be a while before this is out. I’m still working to edit the first book of the trilogy, and this is from the third.
Intriguing that there’s a sense of concern for children in the alien species as well. Good snippet, Sue Ann.
Any species with slow-growing, intelligent offspring has to care for them. Otherwise the species would die out.
Well, I’m hooked. I’ll have to come back next week to see what happens.
Do that.
Oh Lordy, even in a foreign world they’d still need diapers. Some horrors even fiction can’t do away with. LOL
Actually there might be better ways, but in a wilderness you’d better have something absorbent around the baby’s bottom.
Great details and way to end it with a tease! Looking forward to next Sunday!
The tease is pure chance–that’s where the 8 sentences wound up.