I’ve joined the Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook. From their description: “Rainbow Snippets is a group for LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and bloggers to gather once a week to share six sentences from a work of fiction–a WIP or a finished work or even a 6-sentence book recommendation (no spoilers please!).” Pretty cool, eh? Don’t forget to “Like” my Facebook page and/or my Facebook profile while you’re over there checking out this fantastic group!
Today I’ll give you one more snippet from ’Til Death Do Us Part (now available at JMS Books), then next week I think I’ll switch over to snippets from a WIP, tentatively titled To Love and to Cherish, which is a spin-off story from ’Til Death, featuring an important supporting character from the first story (because, dammit, he deserves an HEA, too).
A little background leading into this week’s snippet:
Henry, together with two men (Garrett and Devon) and an older baby (“Buddy”) have survived a plane crash and made it to to a small island. Henry is the first-person POV MC in this scene, where they’ve just been discussing how discouraged they are that they haven’t been rescued yet (after 1 week). BTW, Devon is the one replying to Garrett’s comment.
“Doesn’t matter,” said Garrett. “When they widen the search zone to cover our location, they’ll find us whether they’re looking for live people or not.”
“I just hope they find us before they give all my shit away to Goodwill or something.”
We were silent for a few moments after that. Hell, it was likely a legitimate concern that I hadn’t yet considered.
Buddy broke the silence with, “Mamamamamama?”
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It’s the little things we tend not to think about! (And that Alec & Seregil review made me smile!)
So true. 🙂 (Me too!)
That would suck — getting rescued just to find that all of your stuff had been given away. Not something I would even have thought about!
Yeah… “Gee, glad you’re alive…sorry I wiped your hard drive and donated your favorite jeans.” Oops. 😉
For someone who doesn’t have a big vocabulary, that baby has a lot of personality. LOL! I agree, though, it would be awful to get rescued only to find out you sort of didn’t exist anymore.
That he does. 🙂 I know! What a dilemma, wanting to be rescued regardless, but afraid of what might have happened in your old life.
Yes being declared dead would be an issue, poor guys.
Indeed. Might turn out to be the least of their problems… 😉
I think the baby has his priorities right, poor thing!
I know. Poor kid. It’s been an all-around stretch for the little guy. 🙁
Love this premise 😀
Thank you! 🙂
He makes it a joke, but it hits close to home. Good lines.
Thanks! 🙂
LOL! I love how the thought gives them all pause.
I also love your strapline: ‘Stories that make you smile.’ Brilliant. Should be more of it. 🙂
Yeah, kind of an “oh, shit” moment for them. Thank you, I try! 🙂
A serious thought. What a terrible situation to be in.
Yes, and there will be more serious worries than just their material possessions. 🙁
He’s had a lot of time to think over the past week, yeah? I hope they get rescued soon… but not *too* soon! 😉
It definitely won’t be *too* soon! 😉
After a while I guess a worrying reality sets in.
Absolutely, and rightly so. 🙂
He made a good point there. How awful to go missing for a while, then get home to find out your nearest and dearest had given your stuff to charity!
It would kind of be the cherry on top of a crappy sundae. 🙁
I like that this is worry as well as bigger things. It feels very real, in the way that our brains do get caught on trivia.
Thanks! Yes, with time their worries will evolve.
You lived up to your tagline (and went beyond) because that snippet made me laugh!
Thank you! I try 😉
That would just make the whole situation that much worse, wouldn’t it? Great snippet.
Absolutely. Thank you! 🙂
Hmmm… that would be a worry. Also a way to avoid thinking about the possibility of worse things happening. Great teaser snippet!
Great snippet! A teaser. 🙂
Thhis was lovely to read
Thanks so much! ❤️