Friday, March 29, 2013

Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - 03/29/13




Welcome to another Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday!  I’m hoping everyone has enjoyed the snippets I’ve provided to one of my current WIP’s, Myth-In-Law, so far.  This week, we’re staying with Sam’s Grandfather as he makes his way back after remembering Sam’s pending birthday and the mysterious importance behind it.  If you have a chance, please check out the other snippets I’ve posted here for Myth-In-Law and make sure you head on over to SciFiFanSat.blogspot.com and read ALL the fantastic writing submitted by a group of terrific authors over there.  They’re worth the read!  Here’s hoping for a great weekend to all and a little added entertainment as you cruise the author blogs.  Comments are always welcome and followers appreciated! 

          Professor Livingwood checked the RV’s speedometer, which was pegged at eighty-five.  He’d promised Sam’s father to watch out for the boy and when the time came to be there to help with the transition.  Another broken promise on a growing list to atone for.  
          A horn snapped the professor’s attention back to the road.  The wheels of the RV had crossed the double yellow line and he focused on the pink stuffed animal fastened to the grill of the eighteen wheeler bearing down on him.  Overcompensating to avoid the collision, the RV swerved right and strayed off the road. 
          “Stupid old fool.”
          Bringing the camper to a stop alongside the highway, the professor saw the red glare of the eighteen wheeler’s brake lights in his side mirror and heard the metal behemoth’s wheels chirping as it skidded to a stop a couple hundred feet behind him.
          “I just chased down a dead witch in the New Orleans’s bayou but almost became road chowder because of careless driving.  I need to focus, for Sam.”

20 comments:

  1. Whoa that was a close call. I like the sound of the dead witch :)

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    1. Thanks! The scene takes a turn next week. Go figure.

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  2. Wouldn't that be ironic to deal with all kinds of magical encounters just to be taken out by such a mundane accident?

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    1. Gotta watch out for those pink stuffed animals. Maybe I should make it a bunny. Thanks Patrick!

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  3. Lol! Road Chowder! My new favorite phrase. Nice snippet! Looking forward to reading more, as always.

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    1. I kinda liked road chowder myself. Let's hope the Prof's trouble are behind him, yeah right!!

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  4. Love this snippet. Reminds me of Geronimo, how, after all his crazy wild life and dodging bullets, he fell off his horse and died of pneumonia. But wandering mind syndrome is also something I suffer from... good stuff as always!

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    1. Thanks TK. I can't seem to relate to wondering mind syndrome but I do have a love of the Wild West era which does seep into this story and the spirit of adventure that encompassed the new frontier mindset...what were we talking about?

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  5. A couple more miles an hour and he'd be Back to the Future--he could have rectified a lot of past mistakes that way! Seriously, I can't imagine driving my RV that fast. It rattles a lot at 70. Can't wait to see what the truck driver has to say. :)

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    1. I didn't even think about that angle but I think the flux capacitor in the RV is broken.

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  6. He managed to stop without rolling or going in the ditch at 80?

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    1. Prof has a lot of miles under his belt on the road and maybe a little luck, let's hope it holds out.

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  7. That would be like Steve Irwin. Around all these dangerous snakes and crocodiles and a stingray gets him. :-/

    Good snippet.

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    1. Fate always had a way of intervening and its easy to forget just how dangerous the road can be. Thanks for the comments!

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  8. ...help with the transition...

    Ooh! Curious!

    And please, Doc. Don't end up pasted to a stuffed animal on an 18-wheeler!

    Great snippet, as always!

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    1. Thanks, Ann. Glad you picked up on the transition line. I was hoping somebody caught that. It's more than help blowing out the candles.

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  9. I have to say--the professor has the coolest lines. Great snippet.

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    1. He demanded top billing and manuscript re-write options when he signed on.

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  10. I love the detail of the stuffed animal and the professor has a fantastic tone to his speech and inner monologue.

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  11. Thanks, J.M.! He's a fun character to write and I can't wait to show him and Sam together. Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

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