Welcome
back to another edition of Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday! Thanks for stopping by. What is Sci-Fi-Fan-Sat? Well, it’s a group of authors and writers who
love sharing their writing snippets for general consumption. You can find all the talented contributions
this week over at the main site – SciFiFanSat.blogspot.com . Stop over and check them out. This week, I decided to take a break from the
WIP I’ve been sharing from – Stein, and share another character snippet from my
novel Welcome to GreenGrass. This week
we take a closer look at Sil – the near-telepath stuck in a house with a grumpy
human, a demon pacifist, and a misplaced demi-god with attitude to spare. Enjoy!
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“I have no idea how
you’re fitting all that in your mouth,” Sil said as she removed a steaming pot
from the grill and poured a ladle full of thick stew into a bowl in front of
Thyme. The boy shoveled his spoon from the
bowl to his mouth as quickly as his wrist allowed, splashing it all over his
face and the blue jersey shirt Sil found in Traveller’s bedroom.
“I have never eaten this large of a
portion and may I have some more of the seconds
that you mentioned before?” The boy’s
words came between spoonfuls of broth.
“Ha, you’ve already had seconds and thirds. This is what I guess
you would call fourths. I think this should be your last of it for
now though. You can actually get sick
eating too much too fast.” Sil picked up
an empty plate from the table and placed it in a large wash bowl by the
window. “I hope John won’t mind, but I
think we may need to borrow another shirt until we can pick some up for you.”
Sil stared at the wide-eyed boy
hovering over the bowl, wiping the edges with his fingers. On her world, children were taken from their
mothers directly after birth to be raised and educated in a communal group
atmosphere until they were old enough to become productive members in society. The males and females were separated so the
females could learn the fine arts, political sciences, and mathematics and the
males were taught the manual skills, mechanical and agricultural. She never had the chance to contribute to her
own society by endowing herself with a child before being brought to GreenGrass
and never spent any time around children.
She was raised to believe the male species was subservient in all ways
to females but her time in GreenGrass, specifically with Traveller, Talyn, and
Bonz, had made her aware of some of the merits they possessed, ones that she
was unaware of before.
Hopefully you got your fifteen sentences worth! If you want to check out more of Sil and the
gang, you can pick up a copy of Welcome to GreenGrass over at my publisher’s –
Necro Publications / Bedlam Press, Amazon, and all other major e-book
retailers. Thanks again – comments are
welcome – and see you in seven!
