Happy Saturday, peeps. I hope you too are having mildish, sunnyish non-life threatening weather. It might not be exciting here in Wales but it’s reasonably safe!
It’s time for another round of snippets from a variety of authors writing stories featuring LGBT characters. Some of the bits are published, some are works in progress, some are raunchy and others are more plotty in nature. In short there’s something for everyone. Just click on the link above to be taken to the master list of snippet links.
OKay – back to early 20th c Wales. The Great War is still raging, farmer Nye Harrhy and and his wife Bethan have agreed that the friend of Bethan’s brother can come to help out on the farm. Alwyn has arrived with the stranger and Bethan is concerned that Nye is put out to swear about it:
“Nye Harrhy, language!”
“Yes I know, but you’d hardly credit it – good worker, my arse.”
Nye set the boots aside and stood at the window, which annoyed Bethan still further because it meant she couldn’t see out without squeezing past.
“What has Alwyn done?”
But Nye just shook his head, his lips tight, and turned to lean on the window sill, his shoulders blocking her view.
Bethan glared at the back of his head, then busied herself with warming the pot for tea, laying the table, and applying the bellows to the fire until the kettle purred and spat, lid lifting.
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Sorry – i know it’s slow, but six at a time as they come!
Elin Gregory 
Ah! It’s good to see this, hon. A very evocative litte snippet!
Love these images of the past in Wales.
I don’t mind slow. I’m enjoying the way it’s being drawn out. It’s amazing how much you can say in just 6 sentences. I’d like to know what Alwyn has done, too.
I don’t mind slow either. I love the imagery in this. In each little snippet there’s something that indicates the time period, like the bellows, and previously, the horse, amongst other things.
Now I have to know what Alwyn has done to set Nye off. (and it’s alternating between sun and snow here because the weather has gone insane.)
I’m really enjoying the slow reveal of this–it’s lovely to get such a strong sense of time and place by seeing so many of the little details. I’m also wondering why Nye doubts Alwyn’s friend can work hard.
I’m definitely curious as to what’s going on outside that window!
I think Nye knows something he’s not sharing! Love this story.
I wonder why he’s not letting her see for herself since he apparently isn’t going to tell her anything — she’s going to find out soon enough as it is.
I’m very curious about what’s going on here!