Hello, Sixers, I missed you last week, but went knee-deep in Girl Under Glass and finished my tension edit! Now the book is off to the first of my beta readers, and I’m wandering the room like a five-year-old with too many choices.
So today’s Six Sentence Sunday selection is the opening of a short story called Flight. This is a character exercise and focuses on Bartholomew, my asir (demi-daemon) from Fall for Me.
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Caught in a maelstrom of black feathers and beady eyes, Bartholomew tugged down his top hat and turned up his coat collar to the crows’ sharp talons and beaks. He ducked the raucous beasts and continued along the muddy Mulberry Bend anticipating night’s more interesting fare as the shops and traders closed, packed, and bargained.
“A fat duck for your dinner tonight, sir?”
Whenever he came to New York, he spent as much time as possible in the city’s infamous Sixth Ward knowing Claire found its poverty pathetic. His queen’s reluctance to follow provided him some small measure of freedom. And so Bartholomew had a strange affection for the Bend’s wretches and crooks.
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He sounds like a very sympathetic character. Like him already.
I love the opening to this.
Lots of family drama set up in six short sentences, not to mention the period scene-setting.
Loving this! Can’t wait for next week
The description really pulled me into the moment and made me want to know more. Excellent excerpt!
So very intriguing. I love this so far!
Amazing atmosphere. Well done!
I’m definitely coming back for more next week – this story sounds very intriguing!
Also, that’s the kind of piccie I like to see on SSS blogs – an interesting portrait with a man who has clothes on!! ;-D
ROFL! Who knew a man in a frock coat could be a stand-out? Thanks, Gayle.
Beautifully written description, a pleasure to read.
Great job on your description. Like it.
Wonderful description! And very revealing in terms of your characters. Well done!
I can so feel the down-on-their-luck vibe. Great description! Great six!
I like this, Monica. Very rich and descriptive. Love the idea that it’s in the darkest places he finds rare moments of freedom.
Nice blend of real world and fantasy world.
you set up a lush and very descriptive world and the six sentences. Well done
A very rich description. Fanastic.
very compelling….nicely done!