Friday, September 13, 2013

Stein Snippet #1

          Well, here we are again.  Another dose of Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday fun.  I finished up the last short story I shared a couple weeks ago, Snips And Snails, and I had a lot of fun doing it.  While I'm waiting for the release date of my novel, Welcome To GreenGrass, to get closer, I was deciding what to share next.  I decided to take a page out of T.K.'s playbook and just run with it on a week to week basis, so I sat down and cranked out a few paragraphs.  I'm not a pantster by any means but I figured it would be a fun exercise.  No title yet - just some fun zombie rampaging.  I have a kinda cool idea where I want it go but we'll see where it goes.  Hope you enjoy!  Go check out all the great writers over at SciFiFanSat.blogspot.com.  You'll be glad you did.
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          Whoever said always turn left and you’ll never get lost, never had a pack of rampaging zombies chasing them through the back alleys in the middle of the night.  Annie sprinted right at the next corner, changing her path and, she hoped, her outcome.  She knew better than to scavenge that late but Zach’s arm wasn’t healing and without some type of medicine, he was a walking advertisement for the meat patrols.  She pulled an old pizza rack down behind her as she ran.  Another universal un-truth - the undead sauntered along, dragging wayward appendage in their wake, was a crock.  They were fast…and hungry, always a bad combination.

          One of the rabid corpses tumbled into the metal shelving she toppled, the crash echoing down the alley.  The rest of the pack shrieked as their meal gained some much needed distance.

          The boy wasn’t her responsibility, she knew that, but in a world that had forgotten how to care for one another, Zach became her line in the sand.  If she let him down, she feared she’d loose what was left of her own humanity.
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          Well?  I hope you enjoyed it.  Let me know what you thought by leaving a comment.  They're one of the best parts of contributing to SFFSat.  Enjoy the weekend!

10 comments:

  1. Haha! TK's Playbook. Love it! Thanks. And dang those zombies, eh? Always so unpredictable. Great set up, alive with action from the get go. Keep it coming!!

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    1. Ha. Well I know its not as original as a Dino-dragon on an abandoned sea vessel but let's see where it goes. thanks - T.

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  2. Dang. I wish I could "pantse?" like that. I love zombie action. I might have to borrow the term "meat patrol" at some point.

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    1. Ha. I don't think its copyrighted. I actually penned out a short in the last couple weeks and was going to use that, then I really liked it and decided to shop it instead - so I figured start one from scratch -I'm looking forward to see how it progresses. I always have a good time on SFFSat.

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  3. Reminds me of a post I read recently about the evolution of zombies. They've been getting steadily more active.

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    1. You're right, Sue. Zombies got popular and now everyone is looking for new and interesting ways to portray them. Which gives me an idea - thanks, Sue!

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  4. 'meat patrol' and 'meal'? Love. I LOVE Sue-Ann's comment above, LOL! Someone (meaning general zombie-loving population) been getting tired of slow-moving zombies? Love the suspense - and the humour - in this.

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    1. Ha! Slow moving is harder to convey in today's fast paced world. I think that's what is great about exploring a genre (are zombie's a genre?) is that you can take it places yet explored. Thanks for the comments, Laurel!

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  5. Yeah, I have to agree. "Meat patrol" is a really clever turn of phrase. Great job on the pantsing!

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    1. Thanks, JC - maybe I'll need to make that my working title since everyone seems to like it.

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