Six Sentence Sunday…and News
This is a weekly feature whereby participants post six (6) sentences of their work, published or otherwise, to be read (and possibly critiqued) by everyone else.
For a list of this week's participants, click here.
After a long drawn out fight scene, I thought we'd take a break from Oracle and visit my short story, God of Pleasure, to celebrate its inclusion in the soon-to-be released erotic anthology Seducing the Myth, edited by the lovely Lucy Felthouse.
Here are the opening paragraphs to God of Pleasure:
Abandoned.
The word echoed through Ariadne's mind like the hollow pounding of a tympanon drum. She stood knee deep in the sea, ignoring the frigid moisture soaking at her robe, her eyes fixed at the ship dissolving into the distant morning mist.
"Theseus," she tried shouting once more, but her voice was spent, her throat parched and raw from screaming. A gust of wind plucked her cry from her lips and flung it back in her face. The fog swallowed the shrinking ship, consuming with it the last breaths of her dying hope.
Any guesses as to which mythology this is from?
In other news…
- I'm on the look-out once more for willing volunteers for my Writer Wednesday feature. If you'd like to be interviewed for a bit of exposure (and get KAPOW-ed by my Kung Fu KAPOW! Question), do get in touch by emailing me HERE and let me know!
- My Birthday Bash Blogfest to celebrate my blogoversary starts next week! Click HERE to sign up now for some writerly fun and prizes!
- Only a few more hours to join in Blogfest 2011! Giveaways galore on over 200 participating blogs! Click HERE to find out more!
- And finally, there's still time to enter the Stories for Sendai prize draw! The deadline's been extended till July 22nd to allow for our British friends to enter, seeing it's still not available on Amazon UK. Find out more HERE.
Tags: Anthology, Erotic, God of Pleasure, Seducing the Myth, Six Sentence Sunday, Writer Wednesday
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15 Responses to "Six Sentence Sunday…and News"
Cherie Reich says:
July 17, 2011 at 3:41 PM
I know the myth. Where you start takes place after Theseus and the minotaur and when he takes Ariadne away from Crete. He decides to drop her along a small island and abandons her. Dionysus should be coming soon, I suppose. Congrats for the acceptance of this short story. I love mythology.
Juliana says:
July 17, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Those are a great six sentences to have chosen! It definitely made me want to read more
sue says:
July 17, 2011 at 5:12 PM
Nice to see something new – ship dissolving – well put – I don't know the myth but the six was intriguing
Liz Culver says:
July 17, 2011 at 6:25 PM
Loved the description. Last two lines were really fantastic.
Bree Younger says:
July 17, 2011 at 6:49 PM
This is way cool! I always hated the way Theseus used and then abandoned Ariadne after she helped him defeat the Minotaur. I hope she gets some revenge on his ass!
Chrystalla says:
July 17, 2011 at 8:48 PM
Oh Ariadne! How nice! And I am definitely interested in the Writer Wednesday!
Barb says:
July 17, 2011 at 9:42 PM
Tee-hee! Poor Greeks! And you have one of them who just commented before me (hello Chrys!)!
Great six!
Oh, and I volunteer for WW as well… and I signed up for BBB… and no, I'm NOT stalking you, I swear!
J.C. Martin says:
July 17, 2011 at 11:11 PM
Thanks for your comments, guys!
Liz: Yes, it's a bit of a departure from my usual writing, but I did enjoy writing it! Looking forward to seeing it in the anthology!
Cherie: Well done! You get the gold star sticker! I love Greek mythology, and Theseus and the Minotaur is one of my faves. I love how Theseus gets his comeuppance in the end when he forgets to change his black sails to white. His father, on seeing the black mourning sails, thought Theseus had died, and killed himself before his son came ashore.
Juliana: I'm glad–they are the opening sentences!
Sue: Yeah, sorry about that. Oddly, your comments were labelled as spam. Have recovered them now!
Liz Culver: Thank you!
Bree: She gets something better than revenge…
Chrystalla: Hope I'll do Greek mythology justice with this piece! Will get in touch regarding WW!
Barb: You can stalk me anytime!
dianne hartsock says:
July 17, 2011 at 11:48 PM
Beautiful word pictures! I can see the mist and feel her despair. Very nice six!
Lindsay says:
July 18, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Love the imagery you created here
JoAnne Kenrick says:
July 18, 2011 at 1:37 AM
love this six, your imagery is amazing xx Looking forward to this anthology!
Alix says:
July 18, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Beautifully written. Thank you.
Alix says:
July 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Fantastic six! Thank you.
Michele says:
July 18, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Wow this was a powerful scene. I love the description of her voice on the wind. Not familiar with the myth though…but I'd love to know more. Really great 6!
Liz says:
July 17, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Oh I love this too and so different than your previous sunday six!