90 minutes from reveal of theme word until posting of the final product at AW.  Not one of my faves and ironically I just used this tagline in the Flash of 1/3/10 call “Honor”.  But here’s last night’s go at it:

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Damien sat nervously chewing his nails waiting for the HR manager to call him in for his appointment. It didn’t look good. Layoffs abounded. Everyone knew the company wasn’t doing so well. Not well at all. He hoped he’d contributed enough to save his job but the fact that he was here and not working at his cubicle did not bode well.

“Mr. Natas?”

“Yes, right here,” he replied as he shuffled the trade journals he’d been pretending to read back into their immaculate arrangement. He tweaked the edges but they still failed to line up as perfectly as they’d been before he disturbed them. Continue reading →

90 minutes from reveal of the theme words until posting on line at AW.  A short lifted from what I’m currently outlining for a novel…if I dare try my hand at paranormal / UF.

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Dammit, he’d gotten away. They always got away. I sucked at this. I wish someone would just stake me already. A sigh escaped as I dropped heavily onto the park bench and contemplated yet another night pilfering from the blood bank.

My sire was the worst. I really don’t know why he bothered, why he hadn’t just killed me instead of leaving me this way. The last time I’d had fresh blood, he’d caught it for me then scolded me saying, “Dori, remember, use the element of surprise until you have mastered the art of persuasion and for God’s sake don’t let them see your canines. No wonder they sense something’s up and give you the slip.” Continue reading →