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Setup: Roi has managed to pull the power pack and convince his father not to have the Trek company guard him. Now he has the glider circling in an updraft to regain some of the height he has lost.
The glider was responsive now, if cranky, and he thought back to Derry’s lessons on his own uncompensated wing. He had sworn the task was impossible when he had first tried uncompensated flight. After the negative compensation he had just experienced, the natural instability of the little craft was a joy to work with. He didn’t even want to think about what the glider would have been like if he’d been using full compensation, rather than a quarter.
An acrid smell brought his attention back from the world circling below him, and he groaned as he saw smoke pouring out of the empty power pack compartment. Cautious exploration with his bare right hand confirmed the heat in the left uptube, in the region of the compensation chip. Whoever had sabotaged his wing had made sure that the evidence would be destroyed, and the glider’s misbehavior probably attributed to a short circuit. Come to think about it, he wasn’t sure how much heat the synthetic that made up the control bar would stand without weakening or even igniting.
Maybe he shouldn’t have insisted that the escort craft leave him alone!
I’m going to keep posting from Tourist Trap (available from Barnes and Noble, iUniverse and Amazon) until Roi is faced with a decision that will have repercussions for the rest of the book. Meanwhile:
1. I try to return comments, but I will take at most ONE try at a captcha. If I don’t get it (and some are pure guesswork to my eyes) no comment.
2. I don’t go to adult only posts unless they comment on mine.
3. Although this post was already scheduled, I went into the hospital Wednesday for a lumpectomy. (Outpatient. Ha!) I may not be up to much in the way of coherent comments.
4. Everything went fine and I’m feeling well, but my modem is acting up so I’m on and off the internet.
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Sending good thoughts your way, Sue Ann. So far, 2014 has not been a good year. Great snippet–I can definitely feel Roi’s frustration–just when he thinks things will be all right, they aren’t.
All the good thoughts must have helped; the throat intubation for the anesthetic is more trouble than the surgery and I went to class Friday and the ice part Saturday. Modem’s acting up, though. Glad you like it.
I hope your outpatient surgery proves to be just that, Sue Ann, and that your recovery is swift.
and I’m wondering how much more Roi can take during this one flight!
Roi’s pretty tough. (So am I, apparently — I feel fine.)
Poor Roi, you’re really throwing a lot at him; but that’s what’s supposed to happen 🙂 Sure hope that glider doesn’t ignite, though.
Best of luck to you, and hope you’re back to your good ol’ self in no time.
Yes, but it’s the decisions he’ll have to make that are important. (I feel fine today, though my modem is sick.)
SueAnn, will send up a little prayer for a quick recovery for you. Hope you are feeling better. Roi sure jumps from one hot spot to another…or in this case maybe he’s just been sizzling in the frying pan for some time. I look forward to each week’s post to see how he’s doing!
Think I’m feeling the effects already, but my modem is acting up and I’m not sure how much I can do online today. I’ll be on this scene for a few weeks yet.
I hope everything went well. Poor Roi, he just can’t win. I am intrigued that the saboteur planned so well as to destroy all evidence. Great 8.
I’m answering fast because my modem is acting up and right now it’s working. I’m feeling fine now and the pathology looks good.
Sending you good thoughts and best wishes! It’s amazing how Roi’s situation goes from worse to EVEN worse, but so believably! Excellent excerpt.
Wish I could sell more copies of the book. (I’m feeling fine today, but I have a sick modem.)
Uh oh. He still isn’t out of the woods. Good excerpt, Sue Ann. 🙂
I just sent feedback to Amazon via their “Find a lower price?” link. I sent them iUniverse’s and B&N’s Tourist Trap urls.
Good luck. I’ve sent them the links a couple of times but they’ve ignored me.
Good snippet!
Get your rest while you can.
Thanks. I feel much better than I expected.
Uh-oh. I’m thinking it will ignite? Then what?
Sending you wishes for speedy recovery and good news.
Got a recording from the surgeon saying the lab work looks good.
Get well soon! (And that goes for both you and your modem.)
As for Roi… I love that he’s thinking he may have been a bit hasty in sending the ship away…
Modem’s working right now, but it’s erratic.
Dang, I was worried that he’d find one more surprise just when he thought he was safe.
You’re sneaky! 🙂
Aren’t all authors?
Some better than others–consider yourself one of the extra sneaky ones. 🙂
Get well soon 🙂
I intend to. Thanks.
Sending you many good thoughts for a fast recovery. Enjoyed your snippet as always. 🙂
Thanks; I’m recovering faster than I thought possible, though I’m still black and blue.
Poor guy! You’ve put him through the wringer 😉 Great snippet.
Isn’t that our job, as writers?