29 January 2012

Six Sentence Sunday 1/29/12




Welcome back, sixers! Today we're gonna take a trip back in time. Back to Last Friday Night, which releases from Etopia Press this Friday! Am I the only one who hates waking up in the dark?


Friday, 1:19 a.m.
Jessie’s eyes snapped open, tendrils of fear still tight around him. The room was bathed in shadows. He could feel someone’s gaze on him, sliding along is skin like a slug, and the shadows gave whoever was watching him plenty of places to hide. Reaching for the lamp on his bedside table, he clicked it on, bathing the room in a deep orange glow.
Everything was exactly as he’d left it, and he was quite alone.


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17 comments:

  1. Justin W. Parente29 January, 2012 08:26

    A very normal response to wakes up in a start. You gave two uses of bathe in these six sentences, however. Just pointing it out.

    Thanks for sharing.
    J.W. Parente

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  2. Alix Cameron29 January, 2012 09:15

    Nice work with the fear. Great six.

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  3. Unknown29 January, 2012 09:20

    Oh, that is so creepy. Love the slug part.

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  4. Unknown29 January, 2012 09:48

    That's the worst feeling. It happens to me all the time (thinking someone is there), but in my case when I switch the light on I usually see my daughter standing next to my bed. She's a bit of a sleep walker. ;-) Great six. Very emotional.

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  5. Anonymous29 January, 2012 10:00

    Ew, the slug... Great, descriptive six. Totally creeped me out.
    And congrats on release day! :)

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  6. Skye Warren29 January, 2012 10:52

    Wow, some really great visualization. You really brought that pounding, sweaty moment of waking in fear to life. Great job.

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  7. Unknown29 January, 2012 11:09

    Very creepy. I love the slug, I could feel that gaze and it made me shudder. Great six and congrats on the new release!

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  8. Liz29 January, 2012 11:34

    very descriptive. well done.

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  9. gemma parkes29 January, 2012 13:42

    Loved the imagery! Great six!

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  10. Jessica E. Subject29 January, 2012 14:58

    I got the chills reading that. A fabulous six! :)

    Congrats on your upcoming release!

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  11. S.Lira29 January, 2012 15:39

    Wow, a lot of fear in that Six.

    SLira aka Michael M/BL

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  12. Unknown29 January, 2012 17:37

    I hate that feeling of being watched. Creeps me out! Fantastic six!

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  13. Karysa Faire29 January, 2012 18:38

    Great tension, great writing. He was being watched, wasn't he?

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  14. Angela Quarles29 January, 2012 19:34

    oooh creepy, I HATE when that happens...

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  15. Vivien Dean29 January, 2012 20:24

    Eerie and evocative, well done!

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  16. Monica Enderle Pierce29 January, 2012 21:59

    'sliding along is skin like a slug' -- that's awesome!

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  17. Siobhan Muir30 January, 2012 10:08

    Oooh, spooky six, Brien. :)

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