Saturday, July 16, 2016

Weekend Writing Warriors July 17

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Continuing a scene from my current WIP, The Ashes of Home, Shayla has tracked a mysterious madman, Randall, to a makeshift bar in a forestry work camp. The patrons have been plying him with drink, and he rewards them with an insane rant about fire falling from the sky. He’s so far described scenes of terrifying destruction. This snippet opens with Randall speaking.

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“It is Judgment Day. We harbored snakes in our midst and the punishment is swift and terrible.”

The rant sounded insane yet curiously convincing. It had the sounds of religious zeal yet Shayla puzzled. In her undercover assignments she’d studied the Book of Unity and many other holy works. She knew the Pillars of Duty inside out and could quote sermons wholesale from a dozen mainstream religions. This was nothing she recognized. Besides, the details were too precise. This man had seen something. And it had driven him mad.


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16 comments:

Jessica E. Subject said...

Oh, what? What did he see? Great snippet!

Botanist said...

Jessica, great question. Shayla will get there in a little while but she hasn't yet made the connection...

Cara Bristol said...

Sounds like the guy might know what he's talking about. Uh oh.

Unknown said...

I'd wondered if it was something from a religious text, but the fact that it's not makes it even creepier. Interesting!

Veronica Scott said...

I'm thoroughly intrigued by the way the story is proceeding. Can't wait to learn more! Excellent excerpt.

Botanist said...

Cara, he does indeed, as we'll see.

Christina, everyone around assumes it's religious. They're wrong.

Veronica, glad to hear it :)

Unknown said...

Seeing stuff that drives you mad is... well, not fun, but sometimes useful.

stephen Hayes said...

What was seen to drive him mad? Interesting!

Anonymous said...

This is much more mysterious than if he's merely quoting scriptures.

Elizabeth Alsobrooks said...

Sweet! It was so terrifying it drove him mad! I want to see! Teaser, teaser!

Botanist said...

Caitlin, not fun indeed.

Ed, the worst kind of madman is one who's telling the truth.

Stephen, Elizabeth, everything he's described up to now (in earlier snippets) is the literal truth.

Teresa Cypher said...

Cool! I like it. This fires up my imagination. What did he see????

klahanie said...

Hi human, Ian,

That is a most pawesome snippet, my esteemed human friend. The worst kind of mad dog is one who's telling the truth...arf!:)

Nice one, human, Ian. Consider your pawst shared.

Pawsitive wishes,

Penny!

Botanist said...

Teresa, nothing good, that's for sure!

Penny, thanks so much, and say 'hi' to human Gary for me.

Crystal Collier said...

Ooh! I can just feel the layers of depth in this. So much world building.

Botanist said...

Crystal, LOL - glad you think so :)

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