Monday, January 3, 2011

Show me Yours!

I have been waiting for this day for a week now.  Today Is the Show Me Yours 2010 Blogfest --the day when dozens of writers give each other a peek at their NaNoWriMo 2110 Works.  Here is a little peek at my project: Amalgam

I didn’t understand the importance of dragging myself off the mountain to go to a party half-way across town.  I had zero interest in mingling with people I didn’t like.  I was happy to stay home, watch some TV, and work out my aggression in the gym.  But here I was, circling Maple Street, in Suburbia hell, looking for a parking spot.  Leila owed me, big time!

Then again, there was the Riley Lincoln factor, but . . . yeah just but.

Tucked into my back pocket was the list of approved answers to the asinine questions I’d been asked all week.  Questions like: do we shift, how pointy are our teeth, and did I have a penchant for raw meat. The first day at school I answered those questions with a curt no.  The second day the local’s inquisitiveness was met with a stern glare.  By this morning, I’d had it.  The first kid to ask about raw meat got a not so gentle smack upside the head.  That earned a phone call to my father, and an equally painful smack upside my own head.  Dad told me to stick to protocol and either recite the answers he’d given me, or walk away.  Knowing me, I’d do neither.

The house was easy to find, just follow the loud music and the trashed group of teenagers stumbling across the lawn.  I pulled to the curb a few houses from the main event and nearly knocked over a kid hurling in the bushes when I opened my door.  If this was Leila’s idea of a good time then we needed to have a serious talk, remind her of her roots.  I’d take her out hunting this weekend, let her feel the dying pulse of a heart as she drove the blade in for the final kill. 

17 comments:

  1. This was great! First off, great title. Second, want to know what the deal is with the deal is with the MC. Some sort of non-human? My interest has been has been attracted and i am hooked.
    Great job!

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  2. Well, this sounds familiar... lol! Nice excerpt!

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  3. Very interesting. I'm assuming you MC is some kind of shape shifter- wolf perhaps, but not completely sure.

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  4. PK-- I picked it because your comments in the ms. I figured if you loved it then it must be good stuff!

    Summer and Sarah-- not a shape shifter. Cyrus is a genetically engineered soldier of sorts.

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  5. I can't tell you how much I miss reading about these guys! Today at work I saw the name Riley and thought of them and you!

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  6. Oooh, I was going to guess werewolf, but genetically engineered soldier - that's cool. I hope you keep working on this! Thanks for sharing your work.

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  7. Lots of great posts! Get back to work so we can all enjoy some more.

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  8. Genetically engineered soldier?! Awesome!
    I really liked this excerpt--thanks for sharing!

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  9. I really enjoyed this excerpt! What a great addition to this blogfest.

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  10. The voice drew me right in :) I kind of wished there'd be more action in the excerpt and less internal monologue, but I was drawn in by the MC enough to keep reading. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. I was thinking vampire? werewolf? But your answer is WAY cooler. I'm quite intrigued. great job!

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  12. Ooo...who is the MC? Or rather, what is the MC? Loved it.

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  13. oooh, I'm so curious about this storyline! That was great. Thank you for participating!

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  14. Trisha - nice excerpt!! I really like the tight writing. Intriguing premise, leaving the reader wanting more!

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  15. I like this, but I have a lot of questions, such as...
    What mountain does he live on, is it part of a city or outside?
    What gender is this MC supposed to be?
    What's the Riley Lincoln factor?
    Are these people some kind of Lycans? (Possibly 'shifting', eating raw meat, pointy teeth, sounds vaguely werewolfish at least.)

    Thanks for sharing in the Blogfest, though I wish this passage wasn't quite so enigmatic. I loved reading it though, and I just might check in for some answers later.

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  16. I love your excerpt! I'm intrigued as to the rest of what's going on here, now.

    Thanks for sharing!

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