Month: April 2010

AW Flash Fiction — “Forgiveness” — 4/25/10

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Missy trudged slowly to the office door to admit their visitor. They were out a receptionist because of an earlier than expected maternity leave. Hopefully the temp the agency sent over would work out. Missy really didn’t have a lot of time to be training and retraining a receptionist. Their business was brisk and all-consuming.

“Hi, are you the temp from the agency?” Missy extended her hand to shake that of the woman who stood in front of her.

The woman took her hand and smiled, perhaps a bit nervously. “Yes, I’m Dana Darling from While You Were Out Temporary Staffing.” Continue reading →

Teaser Friday 5 — My Fair Vampire

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And another snippet from My Fair Vampire in which our vampire Dori runs into Jude, a sympathetic vampire hunter, once again, though this meeting is not as encouraging as earlier ones.

I snatched up my purse and bolted out the door and into my little Hyundai.  The clock on my dashboard read eight o’clock, four hours before I’d agreed to meet Jude.  I prayed for a feeding miracle in those hours.

With a sigh of resignation, I headed for Midnight Rodeo.  By the time I got there, the crowd would have swelled to healthy proportions.  Who knew, perhaps I’d get lucky.  Maybe I’d meet someone so loathsome that I’d happily sink my fangs into him.  It could happen, especially if I got thirsty enough.  My backup plan was to go to the park early and look for some drunk I could swap a bottle of cheap wine for a feeding. Continue reading →