It’s that time of week –
Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday! And
what better way to wallow away a spring day than reading. This week’s snippet again comes from one of
my WIP’s, Myth-In-Law. Sam Livingwood is a normal teenager but his lineage
is anything but average. After receiving
a mysterious book from a human twister, Sam finds his world slowly unraveling as
he delves further into his family’s secrets.
Professor Livingwood, Sam’s grandfather, had to leave his witch hunting
expedition in the New Orlean’s bayou in a rush as he races to get back to Sam
before the true consequences of their blood line are revealed. In the last snippet, Professor Livingwood had
a close call with an oncoming tractor trailer while trying to get home to
Sam. In the clear, he pushes on in a
race against time. Thanks for taking the
time to check out this snippet. I hope
you enjoy it. Comments are always
appreciated! Don’t forget to click over
to SciFiFanSat.blogspot.com and check out all the great authors and their
writing snippets there.
The professor reached out the window
and casually waved as his eased the RV back onto the road. It wasn’t until he hit a comfortable
seventy-five and checked his rear view mirror twice that he set the cruise
control and bit off the protective wrapper from a nearby beef stick. Savoring the smoked flavored snack, he
fumbled for the road map that had fallen between the seats, making sure to keep
one eye on the road ahead. He needed to
make it to Sam by nightfall and there was a lot of road left to travel.
Something slammed into the back of
the camper and the whole cabin shook. Professor
Livingston locked both hands on the wheel and saw the trailer portion of a
blackened eighteen wheeler from his side mirror. The rig pushed against the back of his RV,
forcing him all over the highway.
Punching down on his accelerator, he
felt the pop of the two vehicles disengaging and pulled far enough away to see
the front cab in his mirror. The pink
stuffed bunny strapped to the grill smiled at him, its eyes glowing hot red.
“He must have hit me harder than I
thought.”
Yikes! That would certainly be a sight!
ReplyDeletethe things you see on a road trip. Let's hope the Prof's triple A card is up to date.
DeleteI knew I didn't like pink bunnies for a reason.
ReplyDeleteThat wascally wabbit is up to no good. Better watch out for falling boulders. Beep beep.
DeleteSounds like somebody might be trying to keep him from getting to Sam?
ReplyDeleteThe plot is definitely thickening and, as always, it'll get worse before it gets better. Thanks for commenting Sue.
DeleteHe sounds like a great driver. Definitely kept his wits about him.
ReplyDeleteThe Professor has seen his share of the strange in the world and rolls with the punches. Let's hope he doesn't get caught with a sucker shot.
DeleteRemind me not to travel with him...there seems to be never a dull moment. And my back seat driving tendencies would go into overdrive (pardon the pub). Nice snippet. This does not sound good, there seems to be forces working against him indeed!
ReplyDeleteHe's been by himself for a long time but family is the center of his world. He's determined to make it back to Sam but someone clearly has other thoughts on the matter.
DeleteOK, is something, like some force, working against him? Or the driver of this rig? It just seems too coincidental. It seems purposeful. And as capable as the professor appears, I don't think this bodes well. Great details.
ReplyDeleteThings are about to get more interesting for both Sam and his grandfather and they both with have their own challenges to overcome. Thanks for the comments J.M.
ReplyDeleteIf bunnies are involved, certainly no good can come from this!
ReplyDeleteWabbits, witches, and mad truckers - oh my. Thanks, Cary
Delete"The pink stuffed bunny strapped to the grill smiled at him, its eyes glowing hot red."
ReplyDeleteDemonic stuffed bunnies! Oh no!
I've been enjoying the snot out of these snippets. I so want to read this book.
Thanks, Ann. It's been a lot of fun putting it together and hopefly I'll have a finished product fairly soon. I really appreciate the comments.
ReplyDeleteThis was a great snippet! Keeps the reader on their toes! I really appreciated the small details such as him checking the rearview mirror and was comfortably at 75mph before setting cruise control. I've so often thought that small details add reality to fiction.
ReplyDelete(This is S.C. Wade, btw... The OpenID had some issues)
Thanks - I'm a big fan of small details too. Whew! Glad it was you. I thought I was going to have to call you 73ac46d8 for short. Appreciate the comments!
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