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This week Iâm snipping from Weekend at Bigfootâs (see blurb, below the snippet), a 28,489-word novella. Itâs scheduled for release on Saturday, October 19 at JMS Books both as an individual standalone and as part of a âLegendary Loves Trioâ together with by In My Arms Again by Nell Iris and The Murky Depths by Kassandra Lea.
I think of Weekend at Bigfootâs as a comedic paranormal romance with a flavor of mystery added. Itâs technically paranormal, but doesnât follow the usual formula of shifter story rules. Thereâs no fated love (although the MCs do experience a bit of insta-attraction), no MPREG, and no âpacksâ with alphas/betas/omegas/whatever.
This is the opening scene, so no context needed if you start this thread from the beginning. Itâs told from Wilsonâs 3rd-person POV. In fact, the whole story is from Wilsonâs POV because it would trash the âmysteryâ otherwise:
The story is unedited at this point, so please squint as needed. Open the spoiler tag(s) for a quick refresher of earlier snippets in this thread.
Weekend at Bigfoot's - 2019-August-10
Maybe Wilson Banks should have picked up on the lifechanging aspect of his new assignment when Jerry first mentioned it to him. Life view changing, anyway.
No, it was ultimately lifechanging. Or both.
Heâd never considered things like extra-sensory perception to be true any more than heâd believed in the reality of many of the articles he wrote. This assignment was an annoyance to be ducked in favor of somethingâŠanything that wasnât such typical tabloid fodder.
Weekend at Bigfoot's - 2019-August-17
âCome on, Jerry, I froze my ass off chasing quotes for that Yeti story eight months ago.â Wilson pulled out the pencil he had tucked behind his ear and pointed it at Sensational Newsâ (Never Fake! We Swear!) features editor. âCanât you give me something else?â
âYou want to interview all the victims of the chimney shitter in Boise?â
Wilson slumped. On the plus sideâdepending on oneâs perspectiveâat least that story was true. Bigfoot? Not so much. Considering the speculation about the sample one of the recipients of the malodorous deposits had saved (âThereâll be DNA in those droppings!â), he cringed at the thought of chasing down the chimney shitter story.
Weekend at Bigfoot's - 2019-August-24
He let out a long sigh. âHow far back in the boonies is this hillbilly that says he trapped Bigfoot?â
âNah, youâll still be in civilization. Itâs a quaint tourist trap in Northern California. Iâll put you up in a nice little B&B.â
Wilson shifted, pushing back in his chair. One of these days he was going to get into this office when Jerry wasnât around and check out these damned chairs. It felt like Jerry had shaved down the length of the front legs to deliberately make reporters slither forward on the hard seat. The better to get them to agree to anything and rush them quickly out of there?
Weekend at Bigfoot's - 2019-August-31
âBesides.â Jerry tapped his middle finger on his desk calendar. âThereâve been multiple sightings over the years. Weâve tracked them down; you just have to sweet talk them. Get me some good soundbites and maybe a fuzzy picture or two.â
âA bed and breakfast, eh?â That did sound relaxing. He could deal with another round of interviewing looniesâŠerâŠconfused people who apparently couldnât recognize a bear for what it was if it happened to stand, in exchange for a little R&R in a pleasant setting during his down time.
Jerry bounced back and forth against the tilt mechanism in the top-quality leather office chair he had his own rear parked in. A slow grin spread across his face. âIn an updated Victorian with all the amenities.â
Weekend at Bigfoot's - 2019-September-7
Wilson grimaced as his butt slipped forward again. âFine. Give me the Sasquatch story.â
It was doubtful heâd come up with images fuzzy enough to make a black bear look like Bigfootâhe shivered at the thought of getting close enough to snap a picture anywayâand he wasnât going to fabricate one. He had his standards. But maybe he could find a nice footprint? If nothing else, he could photograph a few witnesses.
Blurb & Links
Sensational Newsâ (Never Fake! We Swear!)Â reporter Wilson Banks enjoys his job. Of course, he doesnât believe the majority of what he reports, but he has standards. He can prevaricate with ease while avoiding outright falsehoods. After all, reporting that âso-and-so claimed to see thisâ is absolutely true.
Then he meets and falls for perky Tallbear, CA resident Oliver Hughes. While pursuing soundbites for a story about Bigfoot, Wilson witnesses something he wasnât meant to see. In Wilsonâs new reality, is there room for love with someone whose dreams are as big as hisâŠerâŠfeet?
Coming to JMS Books on Saturday, October 19, 2019!
Cover and links pending.
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