Sunday, March 6, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday

This weeks Six Sentence Sunday is brought to you by the letter "S" and my long ago published short story, Butterfly Cocoon. Butterfly Cocoon is now a Free Read. Here's a little summary of the story: To Marie Hadner it's a regular shift in the boondock space colony of Pluto C. That's until people started to disappear and a comet decided to defy all logic.

Okay, here they are:



Well, to be fair, stuff had happened -- just not the kind of stuff she thought was important. Hank and Todd's community garden feud, a long standing part of the colony's history, had yet again boiled over. This time over how many rows each vegetable should receive. The disagreement resulted in a sword fight of sorts, hoe versus shovel, with two concussions, a cut ear, and severely bashed up knees.

Oh, her old patrol unit was surely laughing at her now, Marie thought miserably. Of course, it was her own fault.
To find out more about Marie's coming mysterious adventure, click on the Free Reads link. The cover is my first attempt at my doing my own cover. I'm always telling myself to update it now that I have a little more practice with them...but, well, obviously I haven't done it yet.

Also, don't forget to check out the other Six Sentence Sunday participants for some samples of great reads.
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18 comments:

  1. Sandra SookooMarch 6, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    lol a makeshift sword fight over a garden. Nice!

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  2. ArleneMarch 6, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    Butterfly Cocoon, a fantastic title for a colony in space and these lines showing sword play with hoe and spade, hooks me right in. Love it.

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  3. Chrystalla ThomaMarch 6, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Sounds fascinating!

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  4. Sarah GrimmMarch 6, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    LOL. Love this six! Sounds like a great read. I must check it out.

    ~Sarah

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  5. Keri FordMarch 6, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    LOL this was especially great since I've been in my garden

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  6. UnknownMarch 6, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Gardening is hard work- nice to see someone put a sword fight there.

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  7. Jessica E. SubjectMarch 6, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Intriguing and awesome insight! Going to check it out right now. :)

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  8. Jessica E. SubjectMarch 6, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Intriguing and awesome insight! Going to check it out right now. :)

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  9. Cate MastersMarch 6, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Great setup. Loved it.

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  10. Rebecca RoyceMarch 6, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    I love this. Great writing!

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  11. Lauri J OwenMarch 6, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Sounds like a little slice of heaven! lol! Great six!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 6, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    I'm amused by the hoe/spade sword fight. Nice six!

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  13. Susanna FraserMarch 6, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Oh, this is hilarious! (And reminds me that we need to get to work on our garden, the first one in our new place.)

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  14. Taryn KincaidMarch 6, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    We've had some fighting in Six Sentence Sunday this week, but this is the first one with hoe versus shovel!

    Nice!

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  15. CasiMarch 6, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    I love the line "...a sword fight of sorts, hoe versus shovel..."

    I will definitely add this to my TBR pile.

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  16. Laura KayeMarch 6, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    The image of the sword fight is hilarious to imagine! Great.

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  17. Alanna CocaMarch 6, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Great six!

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  18. Pip GreenMarch 6, 2011 at 11:56 PM

    I love the idea of a 'sword' fight over rows of vegetables! :)

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