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Sunday, April 19, 2020

WeWriWa: EU24

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     This snippet is from Emmily, Unbound, an SFR story.  To read a compilation of all snippets posted for this story, click Here: Emmily Unbound, Chapter 1        Emmily, the main character, has lost pretty much everything in the last twelve months: her marriage, her parents, her job, and her house. She and her dog, Murphy, are moving to the mountains of Pennsylvania, into an old, remote, hunting camp her parents willed to her. After arriving at near dark, she saw someone in the woods at the edge of the yard. She's survived the night and had no intruders. She's decided to make a grocery run while the weather is nice. She has one stop left to make: Lunch to go.
     There could be wonky punctuation to keep within wewriwa guidelines.  
    We're in the scene that changes everything. Here we go. ;-)  The snippet:
     
  
     Working on the last stop, I park next to the little diner—the only eatery besides Chuck’s Watering Hole on the edge of town. I tell Murphy I’ll be right back. After I go inside and order two burgers and one fry to go, I return to the SUV and wait with my little, furry, buddy.
     There’s no post office here; in fact, you can just about throw a stone from one end of town to the other. Maybe it’s really a village, or it could be a borough. There’s no sign proclaiming it as any of them, just a Y in the road, a ‘don’t blink or you’ll miss it all’ bump in the highway.
      A man comes out of the feedstore-slash-general store. His casual glance turns into a blatant stare directed at me, and his gait changes to more a cock-of-the-walk strut. Great…he’s peacocking. He takes his time getting into his truck.

    
       That's it for this week. Thanks for visiting! I am truly grateful for comments and suggestions, and for you taking the time to read it.

16 comments:

  1. She maybe in trouble when she catches a look of a stranger. When he sees her, he's ready to jump her-I think. Fascinating snippet, my friend and keep washing your hands. Pray there's an ending to this dreadful time.

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  2. She certainly doesn't seem too impressed with his strutting. Great snippet.

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  3. There's always someone like that, whether in a big city, or small town.

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  4. The scene that changes everything...is Mr. Peacock somehow involved? Hmmm, now you've got me curious. Can't wait for next week's snippet! :D

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  5. Love the word "peacocking." Perfect for that guy. Hope he doesn't give her any trouble. I've driven through towns like that. Good description.

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  6. Love those "don't blink" towns. We used to drive through tons of them on our way to the family cabin. Love 'peacocking". The image is immediate.

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  7. I can almost feel the eye-roll at the word peacocking as this person struts around. Loved it!

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  8. Enjoyed the snippet and her reaction to the way the man was 'peacocking'. Wonderful details! This story has such great atmosphere! Minor point, to me the word 'borough' immediately conjures up New York City and its boroughs. Maybe not the image you're going for here? I did go google the definition but the word took me out of the story a bit. But I also learned something so it all balanced out LOL. Off I go to have more tea...

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  9. Great imagery. I'm wondering just who Mr. Peacocking is.

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  10. As a single woman living alone in the woods, the last thing she wants is the attention of some random dude, or at least that's how I feel about it. Hope he's just arrogant and not dangerous.

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  11. He must think he's all that to be peacocking, LOL! Very nice snippet, and glad you are staying sane, my friend!

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  12. Peacocking is one of those totally descriptive words that gives you a vivid image immediately, telling you exactly what the character is doing. I hope he takes his inner peacock off somewhere awat from Emily. Can't wait for more of this scene that "changes everything."

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  13. Could this be the someone in the woods at the edge of the yard?

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  14. I like that he's 'peacocking.' Very descriptive.

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  15. Interesting snippet. Wonder why he’s trying to get her attention. My gut tells me he’s up to something...unless he becomes her love interest. Motivated to find out.

    Keep smiling,
    Yawatta

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  16. Ugh.. not one of these guys. Roll up the window and pretend you can't hear him over the music. lol Can't wait to read more!

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