It’s the weekend again, and we’re off! Not to the races but to the Weekend Writing Warriors blog hop. Way more fun, if you ask me. Pick up to 8 sentences from a work of yours (published or not), sign our linky list, then make sure your sentences are live on your blog by 9 am Eastern time (U.S.). Use the linky list as your jumping off point to faraway locales, and some not so far, but all engaging.
I have to apologize for not finishing rounds last week. Real life has taken a chunk out of my available internet time. It’s a new week though and a new opportunity to hit some pretty interesting blogs.
Continuing almost from where last week’s excerpt left off, Devorah and Kazimir are sitting in the woods that are well behind the now-burning synagogue. Kaz needs a minute to heal the dagger wound in his leg so Devorah reflects on the bizarreness of the last hour or so. (Collected excerpts for this story are here.)
Getting slugged was his own fault for not explaining sooner about the dagger. The pain in my hand eased though it still hurt like hell. Did everybody get out of the synagogue? Why couldn’t I hear anything?
I leaned my head on my knees. My butt was cold, my hand felt like it was broken, people might have lost their lives in the synagogue, the beautiful old building was ruined. And I still wasn’t any closer to finding out who was responsible for my dad’s death. What a rotten life mine was turning into.
I think she’s allowed a little bit of feeling sorry for herself. After all, that’s a lot of stuff to have dumped on her. But I’m far from done doing that! :D Thanks so much for visiting, and please do visit other blogs on the hop. If you can’t find several stories to get excited about, well, it’s your own fault :D
And why not ponder over the enormity of what just happened. She'll rise again , find strength to right the wrong. Beautiful, Marcia.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Charmaine. That means a lot coming from you!
DeleteYes, she's not having a good day at all but I'm sure she'll pick herself up soon and go on (because you've shown us what a strong character she is in the earlier excerpts). Great 8!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that, Veronica. I'm posting the best bits of course, and Devorah isn't always this strong. So I'm working to keep her that way because I think that's what defines her.
Deletegreat summary of the conflicts she's going through!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much. It's nice of you to stop by and comment.
DeleteI worry about the others in the Synagogue, too.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue Ann, and thanks!
DeleteI almost chuckled with the first couple lines. I can almost see her going all Eeyore...she won't grumble for too long though : )
ReplyDeletehahaha! Eeyore!! Millie, I love your sense of humor!
DeleteHmmmm. I'm wondering what this is all about. Sounds like skullduggery going on. Intriguing excerpt, Marcia.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Nice of you to stop by.
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