Friday, May 10, 2013

SciFiFan Post Myth-In-Law




Hi All!!  It’s another Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday and after a brief hiatus, I’m back in the saddle with one of the WIP’s, Myth-In-Law.  I know I kind of left everyone hanging with my last post and Sam’s grandfather, the Professor, about to engage in a bout of road chicken with a demonic eighteen wheeler.  I’m glad everyone seemed to enjoy where the story is heading and I promise to finish up the sequence in the next couple sequences.  Thanks for reading and if you need a refresher, feel free to check out the other snippets I’ve posted from this work here and on Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday.  As always, please take some time to check out all of the fantastic authors over at their site and if you could be so kind, please leave a few comments.  They are always appreciated.  Enjoy!!

          The RV’s wheels lurched forward as the Professor put his plan into motion, literally.  It wasn't the best laid of ideas but with him they rarely were.  He only had one shot at this but he’d risk anything to get back to Sam. 
          He made it fifty feet down the road as the tractor trailer’s wheels squealed, dark smoke billowing from the rear tires of the cab.  He swore he heard the stuffed rabbit serving as the rig’s masthead laughing as they approached one another.  The space between these rolling mechanical giants closed with each passing second and the dirt pull off the Professor spied adjacent to the highway seemed closer to the rig than his own RV.  He figured what he lost to the big rig in weight and horsepower, he made up for in pickup speed, enough to get him to the safety of the rest area before he became road pizza.
          “Come on, Bessie, we can do this.”
          They’d logged a lot of miles together, him and his faithful old RV, crossed the country more times than he could remember; a wintry sled ride down the back side of the Rockies in search of Edison’s device to speak to the dead, through the Redwoods of Washington on watch for a rampaging Sasquatch.  Another ten seconds and he’d make it to the turnoff.

16 comments:

  1. I don't remember seeing any redwoods in Washington, but I may have just not been paying that much attention. I was driving at the time. Don't judge me!

    Great snippet. I felt the tension in my chest as I read through it. Can't wait for next week's!

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    1. But you did see the rampaging Sasquatches then? This is a judgement free blog zone. We'll assume it wasn't a convertible.

      Thanks for the comments - I don't want to draw it out but I don't want to rush it along either.

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  2. Ack! You can't stop there!! *frantically tries to turn invisible page*

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    1. Ha! It does feel I can't wrap this sequence up. Thanks for the patience - one, maybe two, okay three tops and we'll get through it together. Thanks - there may be one or two more surprises before it's done.

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  3. I am oddly reminded of the flying Winnebago from Spaceballs. Love it. I have a car I feel that way about.

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    1. What a great comparison!! I had to look up the Winnie's name from Spaceballs - Eagle 5. Let's hope I can get Bessie through this in one piece.

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  4. Great stuff! You got me riveted. Looking forward to the next installment :-)

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    1. Thanks, Laurel! I really appreciate you reading and commenting. I think I'm going to finish up this segment and move on to something else but I want to leave this WIP with a bang (maybe literally).

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  5. Go dad, go!

    Great snippet. I was on the edge of my seat! Hope he makes it to the turnoff!

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    1. I had a lot of fun writing this and I'm glad to see everyone is enjoying it. We have a twist or two left to wring out of this scene. Thanks for reading!

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  6. Umm...I think there are unwritten rules about cutting off a snippet mid-car case. Lol, I can't wait to find out what happens. Great snippet!

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    1. Hey Thanks. I looked up the rule in the Fine Pages of Snippet Etiquette Volume 2 and I quote, "One does show poor manners and bad form in ending one's literary short in the midst of a vehicular rampage." My bad.

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  7. Great tension. Awesome job.

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    1. Thanks, Andrew. Glad you enjoyed it. More to come.

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  8. Nice vehicular rampage! While I've never technically experienced one, my imagination has run with it while driving near Denver. Your excerpt brought all that back. Lol

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  9. Just remember Melisse - it's only fiction - not a training manual for aggressive driving. Let's keep the good people of Denver safe! Ha. Thanks for the comments.

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