Six Sentence Sunday

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Six Sentence Sunday

October 14, 2012 by Elin Gregory

It’s Sunday!

And what does Sunday mean?

Another Six Sentences, of course!!

I should imagine you all know the drill by now, but just in case – go here and you’ll find a terrific linky list of authors each of whom has provided a six sentence slice of fiction to delight, entertain, horrify or educate you.

Or you can click the link after you’ve read my six.

Since last week we hit a natural break in the long and tortuous tale of how Cynfal obtains a set or armour and all the fancy pants bits to go with it, including a very stylish if somewhat damaged bed warmer, before heading south to slaughter Saxons, we’ll take a little break. More next week and I hope a lot more n November when I hope – fingers crossed – that I’ll be finishing the damn thing during Nanowrimo.

This week and just this week I’m going to do the kind of shameless self promotion thing that I have been trained since childhood NEVER to do but as an author one is expected to do and draw my six from my story “Set In Stone” that was published in a Halloween Heat M/M erotica anthology from Etopia Press last week. No links because that would be against the SSS rules.

Joe is the new boy on the Mountain Rescue Service team based near Brecon and is being urged by the rest of the team to spend Halloween night up in the hills alone by an ancient standing stone:

Bethan’s brother interrupted the rumble of agreement. Greg is a big, calm, brown bear of a man—Grizzly Adams dressed by Berghaus—the muscle of the team, and the one I would most like to have permanently on my top rope, if you catch my drift. Right now, he looked worried.
“I wouldn’t spend the night by Maen Madoc at this time of year.” His rich, strongly-accented baritone added weight to his words. “Not at the dark of the moon— when the way between the worlds wears thin.”

Many, many thanks to commenters. I try to reply but I frequently lose the plot a bit. However every comment is much appreciated and while I don’t always manage to reciprocate I do read everyone else’s sixes. I learn a lot 🙂

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28 Responses

on October 14, 2012 at 11:29 am | Reply Jessica Schira

Grizzly Adams dressed by Berghaus-excellent description 🙂
on October 14, 2012 at 11:35 am | Reply Jessica Subject

Congrats on your new release! Such an intriguing six! 🙂
on October 14, 2012 at 1:20 pm | Reply evelynjules

Ooh, such fantastic description throughout this! I’m really loving the excerpts you’ve shared from this story. Great six! 🙂
on October 14, 2012 at 1:41 pm | Reply antoinettemsmut

NaNoWriMo–let the madness begin! I did it last year, and it was kind of fun. I’ll probably do it again.

Loved the six. Ditto that the grizzly comment is great imagery.
on October 14, 2012 at 2:40 pm | Reply Vivien Dean

Congrats on your release! From the look of these six, I’m sure it’ll do great. 🙂
on October 14, 2012 at 4:26 pm | Reply Ana

Congratulations on the release! Very exciting.
on October 14, 2012 at 4:36 pm | Reply C.C. Williams

Loved it, Elin!
on October 14, 2012 at 4:53 pm | Reply Sue

if you get my drift… as always great imagery
on October 14, 2012 at 4:55 pm | Reply Owllady/Marcia

Smooth descriptions loaded with meaning. Great work. Congrats on the release, too.
on October 14, 2012 at 5:38 pm | Reply Karen Michelle Nutt

Congrats on the release. Great six! I could visualize through his words.
on October 14, 2012 at 7:18 pm | Reply sarahballance

“When the way between the worlds wears thin . . .” OMG. FABULOUS! All of it, but I think I swooned, shed a tear, and drooled a little when I got to that last part.
on October 14, 2012 at 7:30 pm | Reply jessielansdel

Lovely six as usual, Elin. It’s a brilliant story. 😉
on October 14, 2012 at 9:27 pm | Reply Frank Fisher

Lovely six Elin, and the character names are intriguing. You know your stories well.
on October 14, 2012 at 11:41 pm | Reply veronicascott

I enjoyed this six, want to know more and wow, I LIKE Greg LOL. Excellent excerpt!
on October 14, 2012 at 11:47 pm | Reply Angela Quarles

Great 6 as always, you paint such a vivid picture of Greg! And setup the tension well with his description of the standing stones…
on October 15, 2012 at 12:18 am | Reply Carrie Crain

I adore all your manly descriptions, from brown bear grisly to the weighty words that flow out of their mouths. Or, just the one man’s mouth!
on October 15, 2012 at 12:40 am | Reply rileymurphy

Evocative prose. Loved …baritone added weight to his words. Nice.
on October 15, 2012 at 1:01 am | Reply Lorraine Paton

Great six! Foreshadowing perhaps?
Congrats on your upcoming release!
on October 15, 2012 at 1:33 am | Reply Heather Boyd

Fantastic details and such a vivid picture in my mind now.
on October 15, 2012 at 1:36 am | Reply Donna Cummings

I’d be scared too! I love the humor underlying all the snippets of yours I’ve read, and this is no exception. 🙂 Nice six.
on October 15, 2012 at 3:16 am | Reply ruthegriffin

Love the pictures your words paint: when the way between the worlds wears thin.
on October 15, 2012 at 3:39 am | Reply Sandra Bunino (@SandraBunino)

Very well written six!
on October 15, 2012 at 4:09 am | Reply sueannbowlingauthor

I want to hear what comes next!
on October 15, 2012 at 1:59 pm | Reply Edith

Greg sounds like my kind of guy!!! I love it! xxx
on October 15, 2012 at 10:30 pm | Reply Elyzabeth M. VaLey

Oh Nanowrimo >< I still don't know what story to focus on. Nice six! I don't think I'd like to spend the night there either!
on October 16, 2012 at 9:25 am | Reply Paula Martin

Great six – LOVE the last sentence! Good luck with Nano!
on October 16, 2012 at 8:42 pm | Reply Stevie Carroll

Great description there.
on October 19, 2012 at 9:53 am | Reply Siren A. Star

Great six, loved the descriptions!