Yay! Another Sunday is here. You know what that means, it's Six Sentence Sunday! Before I post my six, I want to thank all of you who stop by and comment every week. You make my day.
Now, because some of you asked so nicely, here's more from my romantic suspense, Not Without Risk. It's a totally different part of the book from what I've been posting.
We're in Justin's head in this six. He's just returned home from horrific crime scene...
His hands fisted at his sides and his blood churned over the senseless destruction of human life.
Unbidden, the images returned. The tricycle in the driveway, wedged beneath the front bumper of the family sedan. The blood trail that led through the living room, into the baby’s room—to the young mother sprawled on the floor in front of the crib. Gut shot and bleeding to death, her only thought had been to protect her child from the monster unleashed in their home.
The child’s father.
Her husband.
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42 comments:
Powerful imagery! WTG!
Gruesome and powerful six! Great job. I always look forward to reading more.
Scene of horror so vivid my stomach clenched. Great six!
You say so much in so few words!
Wow, you packed a wollop of a punch in these six. Great work.
Powerful six. A lot captured in a few words.
A chilling moment! Makes me curious and scared about what happened before...and what danger might be in the future.
Great scene/imagery.
Wow! Intense and powerful!
You got me to tear up.. powerful snippet.
Nice show. Very powerful six. I felt the twist in his guts.
Horrible, being a cop and dealing with such violence. You've shown that so well, with excellent visuals from the smashed bike to the desperate mother.
Terrific imagery!
Very affecting!
Hands fisted - good way to put it - I must read more
wow, very gruesome scene, really horrid and captured perfectly. Fab six xx I'm left wanting more, to know what happened, and how he'll handle this.
And I love the word 'unbidden', says so much x
From great imagery to those last two lines...I'm hooked (and frightened!)
Gosh, that's horrible. I mean, well written, powerfully horrible.
ohh, Sarah, that one gave me chills. Great six!
Powerful six. Hope they get the
bas(*&^^&d
Very compact and impactful. A great example of when less is more!
Very powerful six. Great job.
wow, powerful scene! Great job!
Wow, macabre but brilliant. Great six! :)
Intense and heartbreaking.
Intriguing six! Really enjoyed your writing. :)
Wow. Powerful six!
Barb
Love your writing. This is so sad. I could picture the scene easily. Thanks for sharing with us :)
Gruesome stuff.
Holy cow. That was a freakin *powerful* six. Not sure how long it's gonna take me to get that image out of my head. Wow.
Wow, that's powerful. So spare, yet so packed with vivid, emotional imagery.
Very intense six! The tricycle image, even more distressing than the dying mother. Clearly the hero has a heartwrenching job.
Oh my gosh, how intense! I really enjoyed this!
Bloody hell! You've done an excellent job of evoking emotion. I want to kill the bastard now. Who's in?
Great six!
Scene like that give me nightmares. Wonderful writing. Heart-breaking and scary.
No wonder you have 35 comments on these six sentences. They say so much, so well! I'm compelled to know more. Thanks for the post.
So utterly excellent! So good.
Oh, I nearly cried! A real punch to the heart six.
That played out in my head like a movie. I saw everything. Great emotion and details!
Very vivid scene in only a few lines!
This packs a powerful punch. Great writing. Very visceral. Very vivid.
Thanks for all the wonderful comments, everyone! So glad you enjoyed my six!
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